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On 12/16/2010 06:57 AM, Ed Hurst wrote:
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Wed, 15 Dec 2010 23:38:44 -0600, Fred A. Miller <a
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<blockquote type="cite" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Backdoor code was allegedly added to the IPsec stack 10 years ago,
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giving the FBI secret ways to snoop on encrypted traffic
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This is getting a lot of discussion in the crypto business. Being
they are all such a cynical lot, there is among those folks a
strong belief Gregory Perry is not entirely truthful. He names
Jason Wright as the main culprit in making a back door. Wright
responds with factual evidence which casts Perry as an attention
hound, and points out where he did and did not contribute (file
names, changelogs, etc.). Perry throws out another statement to
reinforce his assertions. That was where it ended late
yesterday (in my part of the world).
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There was already a pretty long thread on Slashdot, of course, and
discussion about how it might be done and not noticed by
reviewers. It's way over my head. But my own cynicism leads me to
believe Perry is, at the least, mistaken.
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And, you could be right. I, at this point, have no way of knowing
for sure one way or the other. <br>
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Fred<br>
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"Those who hammer their guns into plows will plow for those who do not."
Thomas Jefferson
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