Anthropic says Claude traced NIST's ECDSA curve seeds to a pseudorandom number generator, challenging decades-old suspicions of an NSA backdoor in the algorithm (Anthropic)
### Briefing In a significant development, Anthropic has revealed that Claude, a pseudorandom number generator, was used to trace the seeds of the NIST's Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) curve. This finding challenges decades-old suspicions that the algorithm, which underpins many cryptocurrencies and security protocols, may have been compromised by a backdoor facilitated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). The revelation underscores the ongoing scrutiny of cryptographi…
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In a significant development, Anthropic has revealed that Claude, a pseudor…: ### Briefing
In a significant development, Anthropic has revealed that Claude, a pseudorandom number generator, was used to trace the seeds of the NIST's Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (ECDSA) curve.
This finding challenges decades-old suspicions that the algorithm, which underpins many c…: This finding challenges decades-old suspicions that the algorithm, which underpins many cryptocurrencies and security protocols, may have been compromised by a backdoor facilitated by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST
The revelation underscores the ongoing scrutiny of cryptographic standards and highlights…: The revelation underscores the ongoing scrutiny of cryptographic standards and highlights the potential for vulnerabilities in widely used algorithms.
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