NIST Revises Crypto Standards Guide

[lelf]

http://www.govinfosecurity.com/nist-revises-crypto-standards-guide-a-7831

[mrsteveman1]

> The new guidelines to create cryptographic standards is being developed in the wake of suspected NSA meddling with a specific cryptographic algorithm, a deterministic random bit generator known as Dual_EC_DRBG

Suspected?

[jakeogh → mrsteveman1]

Not to worry, "the agency will ensure balance".

NIST, as much as it wants to project an air of "scientific rigor" and independence, is a part of the Executive branch.