Snowden, during his SXSW interview with ACLU principal technologist Christopher Soghoian and Ben Wizner, also of the ACLU said, "The bottom line is that encryption does work. What Can We Trust?īoth Edward Snowden and Bruce Schneier have both said that encryption is still the best solution for keeping prying eyes away from sensitive personal and company information. The fact that cryptographers are performing an intense review of TrueCrypt ( IsTrueCryptAuditedYet) is a prime example of the uncertainty that continues to exist.
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That lack of faith in the code continues today. Code has agency, and the code has been subverted." Remember this: The math is good, but math has no agency. They're doing it primarily by cheating, not by mathematics. Basically, the NSA is able to decrypt most of the Internet. In a September 2013 blog post, Bruce Schneier, world-renowned security expert, said, "The new Snowden revelations are explosive. Suspicion is now cast on all forms of encryption simply because no one knows how involved government agencies are with encryption developers.
Two popular theories that align themselves with this discussion: At first, experts such as Dan Goodin and Brian Krebs thought the website had been hacked, but after some checking both dismissed that notion. There are many different opinions as to reasons behind the decision. Needless to say, the conspiracy theorists have had a field day with this. Plus, open-source advocates who backed TrueCrypt now face the fact that TrueCrypt developers are recommending that everyone use Microsoft’s proprietary BitLocker. Add in questionable encryption practices, and the shock turns into serious angst. NIST is also deeply concerned by these reports, some of which have questioned the integrity of the NIST standards development process."Įven before the Snowden document release, this type of announcement would have shocked those who rely on TrueCrypt to protect their data. According to Donna Dodson, NIST's chief cybersecurity advisor in this blog, "news reports about leaked classified documents have caused concern from the cryptographic community about the security of NIST cryptographic standards and guidelines. Upon being accused, NIST took steps to vindicate itself.
In November 2013, Snowden-released documents that accused NIST of weakening its encryption algorithm, allowing other government agencies to carry out surveillance. Organizations, such as the National Institute of Standards and Testing (NIST) and Microsoft, are in the hot seat for allegedly compromising encryption standards and colluding with government agencies. What has been called into question over the past year is how encryption has been implemented. It's a complicated issue, especially because it appears that math behind encryption is still solid.
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