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NSAKEY

_NSAKEY was a variable name discovered in Windows NT 4 SP5 in 1999 by Andrew D. Fernandes of Cryptonym Corporation. The variable contained a 1024-bit public key; public keys are used in public-key cryptography for encryption and digital signature verification (but not decryption or signing). Because of the name, however, it was speculated that the key…

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Microsoft's reaction

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PGP keys

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Key values

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related to overview · 27
NSAKEY → ADVAPI32, Agency, Andrew Fernandes, BIS, Bureau, CryptoAPI, Cryptographic Service Providers, Cryptonym, DLL, EAR, Export Administration Regulations, Fernandes, Industry, It, Microsoft, Microsoft Cryptographic API, Microsoft-approved, NSA, RSA, Security
related to Microsoft's reaction · 15
NSAKEY → According, April, Campbell, Corporate Privacy, Culp, Immediately, Microsoft, Microsoft Security Response Center, Microsoft's Director, NSA, On, Richard Purcell, Scott Culp, Their, This
related to Further speculation · 12
NSAKEY → Another, BIS's EAR, Fernandes, He, However, If, Microsoft, NSA, On, The, United States, Windows
related to Further technical information · 12
NSAKEY → According, CSPs, Fernandes, Microsoft, Microsoft's, NSA's, Replacing, Since, The Mozilla, US, When, Windows
related to PGP keys · 2
NSAKEY → In September, PGP-compatible

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key microsoft windows cryptographic nsa keys export cryptography used security fernandes name microsoft's primary speculation variable second signed using would

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
NSAKEYrelated to Further speculationMicrosoft0.60section
NSAKEYrelated to Further speculationFernandes0.60section
NSAKEYrelated to Further speculationHe0.60section
NSAKEYrelated to Further speculationWindows0.60section
NSAKEYrelated to Further speculationOn0.60section
NSAKEYrelated to Further speculationNSA0.60section
NSAKEYrelated to Further speculationThe0.60section
NSAKEYrelated to Further speculationAnother0.60section
NSAKEYrelated to Further speculationUnited States0.60section
NSAKEYrelated to Further speculationBIS's EAR0.60section
NSAKEYrelated to Further speculationIf0.60section
NSAKEYrelated to Further speculationHowever0.60section

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    NSAKEY

    Nodes31
    Edges30
    Triples68
    Avg. degree1.94
    Density0.064516
    Components1
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