[Cryptography] Crypto AG and CIA project exposed

[Henry Baker]

At 12:51 PM 2/11/2020, Dennis E. Hamilton wrote:
>Danny Muizebelt said,
>
>> For decades Crypto AG sold backdoored crypto solutions to governments.
>
>Technically, there was no back door.
>
>There were built-in crypto weaknesses that facilitated decryption of 
>intercepts by an adversary (in this case, the CIA/NSA).
>
>Of course, the same defects could be exploited by other capable actors, and we 
>might not ever know.
>
> - Dennis

Wasn't this simply a follow-on to the Enigma-clone that was sold to
many govts around the world in the 1950's & 1960's ?

If this is news to WaPo, then they simply haven't been paying attention.

cough, cough, NSA, cough, cough, RNG, cough, cough...

Highly recommended podcast: "Ratline" from the BBC.  Spoiler alert:
"Paperclip" wasn't the only Nazi-washing operation post-WWII.
(German translation: "Persilschein" -- i.e., washing Nazis with Persil
detergent -- known to everyone who likes Miele appliances).