" . . . NIST, have a responsibility to be open and transparent about how they manage the process. . ." Yeah, right.
The NSA are so forthcoming I got reams of █████ from them. >>> Smid recalls. "NIST is part of the government and so is the NSA. The NSA >>>has submitted candidate algorithms in the past, and NIST treats them like >>>any other submissions. <<< https://www.theverge.com/2013/9/11/4718694/how-far-did-the-nsa-go-to-weaken-cryptography-standards Reposts etc