Show threadKevin Karhan Dec 19
@azureshit #GoldenKeyBoot & #NSAKEY should be disqualifying enough, even if one ignores #CloudAct & #GDPR!
IvanOct 12
In 1999, a cryptographer found a mysterious "NSAKEY" hidden in a Windows update. This key could theoretically allow software to be installed silently, bypassing all security checks. Microsoft claimed it was a poorly named backup key, but skeptics wondered if it was a government backdoor. Watch to learn more about this cybersecurity mystery! #NSAKEY #Windows #Cybersecurity #TechHistory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQwQ1PZdKI0
NSAKEY found in the Windows OS

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Show threadzl2todJun 2, 2025

@jerry

What a lot of worn out flannel.

And what's with all the NSA keyphrases?

#NSAkey

Kevin Karhan Feb 14, 2025

@lcamtuf NS stands for #NextStep, m8!

This ain't like #NSAKEY ...

Show threadKevin Karhan Mar 23, 2023

@bsi @bmi @AuswaertigesAmt Oder wurden jemals für [westliche] #Govware #Konsequenzen gezogen?

Egal ob #DUAL_EC_DRBG [ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dual_EC_DRBG ] oder #NSAKEY [ https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/NSAKEY ] oder der #CryptoAPI - #Backdoor in #Windows [ https://github.com/kkarhan/windows-ca-backdoor-fix ] ???

Dual_EC_DRBG – Wikipedia

specNov 25, 2022

@jpminda M$!??? REALLY!? #stockholmsyndrome

#NSAkey, forced updates at the WORST time, licensing a nightmare, the WORST track record in terms of security and malware, endless unnecessary UI changes, backwards compatibility breaks, decades long campaign to denigrate Open Source, embrace-extend-extinguish standards, the list goes on and on.