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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 10/09/13 16:18, Philip Hudson wrote: > I think this is actually a link from Martijn in an earlier message > - open browser tab, can't recall when/how I opened it. Anyway: > > "Of the libraries above, Microsoft is probably due for the most > scrutiny. While Microsoft employs good (and paranoid!) people to > vet their algorithms, their ecosystem is obviously deeply > closed-source. You can view Microsoft's code (if you sign enough > licensing agreements) but you'll never build it yourself. Moreover > they have the market share. If any commercial vendor is weakening > encryption systems, Microsoft is probably the most likely > suspect." > > Somebody remind me why it's wrong to assume that Microsoft will > always do evil because it will always be evil. > > http://blog.cryptographyengineering.com/2013/09/on-nsa.html "Evil" is a very difficult word, loaded with many implications - best left to the philosophers and theologians. Probably best not to randomly tag software companies with it when there are other companies out there who actually directly profit from literally killing people (Black Water, et al). I've said all along that it's best to assume that all MS products since NT have been backdoored, along with pretty much every other US-based manufacturer so this doesn't change a thing. Including the fact that presumed backdoors aside, Microsoft otherwise make some excellent products (and some total crap as well, obviously). Also, actual cold hard proof is still forthcoming. I for one will eat my proverbial hat if eventually deep analysis shows there *wasn't* a backdoor, but I've been saying that since day 0. I am nothing if not consistent. None the less, intelligent people don't convict on rumour and hearsay, no matter how much circumstantial evidence piles up on the internet. Regards mr meowski | bad apple | key:DA2B8CF3 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBAgAGBQJSL0UFAAoJEFGW4ufaK4zzt/QQAIB9Eb5QflQxcFt2JTpakf/Z rQSnYngdkdEyfUq3v9u/lFqmUvG9qIF5B1jVmNfrWlQYYokcvQojiQawDUyGAIK9 2imTNGh1mSxbzcDfD3tVrWjbdlHNEedm5EwvlpK14z3g6FFsHG3dUCwD+7MWXjbJ 7dpGkn7ieaBMhNXvRJ0+0QrkGuVEz3lGCQp/s2HuAPSoSn1AVebxWumWES8jbDgZ L5sYzKddKeAXzq1JKkg9jdxcrH4ptfQrQz9DA1RCoaNmyHPSQNnq/cIDzBVi+Yho +9y1i37N40bJDM8SwIQqbC6ufYnCBI1Sd+9t/VT9M6cvP502FYKCigXlZ87oSQIX +FIWpSzOAuAHAzHBiSbaz8Am3/zW9EsSf2L9wRSnRYnHbIM81lmfw1okkMoXurhO 8Ct6Fi8gHhwWHyu/2re8kz+9EMGvLUroTaWRVk/r7Zyo5UPuxm28QZUu4sBChVIg +/po98+NG9SZCBTehrwij6HUPYekhwdZ0I20AjUFqeq0Ovh+kRSRUbVO+7YzEd/B s6pzv9xymPwWQ7GXvXCtxojKm8F++1QgKzxkzBugW6k1Q7YbWp1H1HTmmmdYwXrd G2WapGDUyoiKvCnARd7Z7MkF7mYlNED780DHv3fEDC3w09OeqiqCL2pwTpFNu2DD fBMwPxgG5fr06XJTGyXD =XX4U -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
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