> that's what everyone expected anyway
This one sentence is a _remarkably easy way_ to kill a story for the 99.9% of the world who this is news for.
"Everyone" indeed.
This one sentence is a _remarkably easy way_ to kill a story for the 99.9% of the world who this is news for.
"Everyone" indeed.
The whole spiel has made several rounds on HN, though [1], and Ars reported again on the matter about a week ago [2]. But I do acknowledge that doesn't necessarily mean much... not everyone has the time (or the inclination!) to follow such matters.
[1] https://www.hnsearch.com/search#request/all&q=dual_ec_drbg&s...
[2] http://arstechnica.com/security/2013/09/the-nsas-work-to-mak...
If you look at this discussions, HN commenters were very skeptical this was an NSA backdoor. The speculative possibility isn't news; the fact very much is.
That is, the article isn't really anything new.
Kind of shocking, N.I.S.T and the C.S.E with their pants down.