Decius wrote: ] Your assumption is where this is breaking down. The NSA ] doesn't assume that the ciphers they produce don't have any ] obvious weaknesses. They assume that every cipher can be ] broken, and they assume that their enemies are at least as ] good at breaking ciphers as they are (which sometimes is a ] good assumption.) I guess its a good thing they make that assumption. Better safe then sorry. RE: HoustonChronicle.com - Top secret part among the shuttle debris |