* Jean-David Beyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I put the speculations aside and stick with the fact that the NSA > > recommends ECC for government use. That's enough for _me_. > > > I guess it depends on how your paranoia works, and about whom you > choose to be paranoid. Does the NSA recommend ECC for government > use so that another government agency (e.g., the NSA) can read, if > necessary or desired by the parties that control that government > agency? If so, I would assume they know how to crack ECC. In that > case I would not want to use ECC.
As I said, I put the speculations aside. I see no point diving into the matter like that. Consistently, and quite sadly, this reminds me of 9/11. When I refused to accept the official story of Osama and his 19 bandits (still do; f.e. their ridiculous story of burning jet fuel being able to bring down the towers; quite a laugh), I was called a conspiracy theorist; just for saying "I'm not buying the official story.", period. I did not offer alternatives;I was just saying, plain & simple, that it can't be THAT way because of numerous facts. See, I don't go any further than the NSA's recommendation here; in this case this is enough for me, I most certainly do not want to draw an analogy between PKC & 9/11 because that would take much much more than some limpering analogy at best, eh ;-). I don't care about other views on the matter (NSA & PKC); I don't ask acceptance, only mere tolerance. Curiousity is a good thing, but there are times when too much of it will spoil things big time. I find it astonishing that people can't accept facts as such, and what people make of them (eye, beholder, bells, ringing, ...) _without_ putting speculations aside; no offense intended. I could go on ranting... and if one could build a whole new _lasting_ world on speculations I'd be among the first to join. > Or do they know how to crack everything else and have not yet > cracked ECC? In that case, I would want to use ECC. Well... If one asks them, they most certainly won't give a satisfying answer I fear ;-) Or, more precisely, it would take ages. When you take a look at cryptome.org and some requests regarding the freedom of information act, it is quite sad to note that it takes a federal angency so much time to response to simple requests made by a country's citizen. > Paranoia is a wonderful thing, but it can trap you in dilemmas like > this. Not me. ;) I use to say "I'm not paranoid, but the people who hunt me think I am." -- left blank, right bald
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