US allies accuse NSA of manipulating encryption standards

Feb 13, 2020 NIST denies NSA tampering with encryption standards NIST noted that it has worked closely with the NSA to help develop encryption standards, due to the NSA's expertise in this area. NIST is also required to consult with the NSA by U.S. legal statute. Utilizing the NSA’s CSfC Process needed response by the National Security Agency’s (NSA) Information Assurance Directorate entirely of widely available commercial technology and standards. This presents a significant and encryption, CSfC products are not Controlled Cryptographic Items. As a result, Zoom or Not? NSA Offers Agencies Guidance for Choosing Apr 27, 2020

Jun 18, 2020

Did NSA Put a Secret Backdoor in New Encryption Standard The NSA has always been intimately involved in U.S. cryptography standards – it is, after all, expert in making and breaking secret codes. So the agency's participation in the NIST (the U.S

the suitability of standards and guidelines, and so that NIST and others can take advantage of those advances to strengthen standards and guidelines. Innovation and Intellectual Property (IP): While developing its cryptographic standards and guidelines for non-national security systems, NIST has noted a strong preference among its users

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