Re: What 'NSA'?

On Wed, 03 Dec 2003 09:53:21 +0100, Mxsmanic <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:

>Tonton writes:
>
>> I don't think even the NSA could be 100% sure that
>> the knowledge of breaking AES would stay inside the
>> company walls, if it existed. 
>
>NSA historically has an excellent record of keeping secrets, more so
>than many other agencies.
>

Actually NSA/CSS has a long history with various crypto-related
compromises going back at least into the '50s.  Not all of them are
general public knowledge.  John Walker and friends are the best known
example.

To my knowledge all major US intel agencies both civilian and military
have been penetrated at one time or another by the opposition.  

John Hairell ([EMAIL PROTECTED])