How NSA access was built into Windows (opens in new tab)

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22 pointsnavneetpandey12y ago4 comments

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mpyne12y ago

http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram-9909.html#NSAKeyinMicros...

http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/1999/09/21577 includes the explanation from Microsoft.

Also I swear to God this has to be like the third repost of NSAKEY in a week.

thirsteh12y ago

Just so it's clear: this is from 1999.

greenyoda12y ago

The "NSA" in "NSAKEY" could stand for just about anything. Or it could just be some programmer's joke. It's definitely not convincing evidence that this construct has anything to do with the NSA.

yuhong12y ago

Has anyone done a detailed analysis of code referencing the NSAKEY?

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