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Subject:    Re: [Cryptography] SHA-3 FIPS-202: no SHAKE512 but SHAKE128; confusing SHAKE security
From:       "Salz, Rich" <rsalz () akamai ! com>
Date:       2015-08-18 22:32:12
Message-ID: 0196280e70e444b6aa99d0dfcfe56788 () ustx2ex-dag1mb2 ! msg ! corp ! akamai ! com
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> Problem is, once the NSA has shifted in this direction, NIST comes out with
> standards for USG.

The law used to say that the NSA was the "expert" for NIST cryptography.  After it \
became known that NSA gamed the system, I believe NIST no longer feels beholden to do \
what NSA says.  I think some kind of law or regulation changed, but I could well be \
wrong on that last part.

Perhaps Tim Polk can speak up here?
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