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by there 5671 days ago
to feed your paranoia:

http://marc.info/?l=openbsd-tech&m=129237675106730&w...
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smallblacksun 5671 days ago
>We have never allowed US citizens or foreign citizens working in the US to hack on crypto code

This is hilarious logic, because no other country could possibly want to have a backdoor, and the NSA/CIA couldn't possibly hire a foreign national working in another country.

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Malus 5671 days ago
It has nothing to do with that. The rationale for this is to avoid any problems with US law regarding the exporting of cryptographic software:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Export_of_cryptography_in_the_U...

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burgerbrain 5671 days ago
It has to do with the laws the US places on exporting crypto.
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wlangstroth 5671 days ago
Paranoia? I wasn't looking for a smoking gun, I was looking for an illustration of business as usual.
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