geeknik on Nostr: US spy agency may be weakening new #encryption #algorithms designed to protect ...

US spy agency may be weakening new #encryption #algorithms designed to protect against #quantum computers. #Cryptography expert believes US National Institute of Standards and Technology is obscuring involvement of US National Security Agency in developing new encryption standards. #NIST denies claims, but expert argues for #transparent and #verifiable procedures to ensure #encryption standards are not weakened.

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Cryptography expert warns of potential NSA interference in developing post-quantum encryption standards. Claims suggest lack of transparency by NIST in their process, raising concerns for future data security in the quantum computing age.
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2396510-mathematician-warns-us-spies-may-be-weakening-next-gen-encryption/