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6.2 Merge window, part 1

6.2 Merge window, part 1

Posted Dec 19, 2022 11:48 UTC (Mon) by k3ninho (subscriber, #50375)
In reply to: 6.2 Merge window, part 1 by anselm
Parent article: 6.2 Merge window, part 1

I have no way to assess the likelihood of the following, but there is an avenue where both flaws exist and the song-and-dance over certificates and public keys is a distraction from an exploitable flaw in the algorithm used.

K3n.

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6.2 Merge window, part 1

Posted Dec 23, 2022 7:25 UTC (Fri) by anton (subscriber, #25547) [Link]

That is certainly a possibility. The British planted stories of spies to cover up the existence of Ultra (their successful cryptanalysis).

OTOH, the PRC government may just want their own cypher for fear of an NSA backdoor in cyphers coming from elsewhere.


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