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Dual_EC_DRBG and the NSA Backdoor Controversy
Dual_EC_DRBG was not just a flawed random number generator. It became the clearest public case in which NSA influence over cryptographic standards, vendor defaults, and trust in public security guidance collided in a lasting scandal.
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