[Cryptography] Dual_EC_DRBG backdoor: a proof of concept

[James A. Donald]

On 2014-01-13 19:35, ianG wrote:
> This is a useful thing, as it also has consequences.  It protects the
> NSA from blundering again -- if they know we all act "as if" the NSA is
> going to pervert the NIST standards, then they are much less likely to
> do it.

Back in the seventies, every communist faction was infiltrating every 
other faction, including every other communist faction.  Every communist 
faction was on the alert, and willing to use all means including murder 
and torture to prevent infiltration, and yet the problem was not remedied.

If the NSA targets committees, they are likely to succeed, even if 
members of the committee are on the alert

Hence I recommend unelected presidents for life, and God Kings.

If everyone decides to follow one man, that man's preferred algorithms 
will be adequately examined.

Let us follow Jon Callas as unelected president for life of symmetric 
cryptography, Daniel Bernstein as God King of asymmetric cryptography.

Committees barely work even when not under hostile infiltration.