-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - -- "Dude VanWinkle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>via bruce: >>http://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2007/12/dual_ec_drbg_ad.html > >Dual_EC_DRBG Added to Windows Vista > >Microsoft has added the random-number generator Dual_EC-DRBG to >Windows Vista, as part of SP1. Yes, this is the same RNG that could >have an NSA backdoor. > >It's not enabled by default, and my advice is to never enable it. Ever. > Windows Vista? What's that? ;-) - - ferg -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) wj8DBQFHZyMlq1pz9mNUZTMRAh77AJkBXgwSUJ2ksAW4wImXwFQS75foOACeI9tl tADDiVXEEEoNiE0YitnyYK0= =0Dec -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg(at)netzero.net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ Fun and Misc security discussion for OT posts. https://linuxbox.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/funsec Note: funsec is a public and open mailing list.
