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		CommitSyn on April 2, 2024 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Xzbot: Notes, honeypot, and exploit demo for the x... That would only fit "If (!) the NSA regards ssh keys as secure >for everyone but them<

justinclift on April 2, 2024 [–]

Not sure why? My thinking in this hypothetical scenario is that the NSA would have the private key, which is why it would be a NOBUS thing.

If they didn't have the key though, then yeah it doesn't fit. Unless they can walk through ssh key security anyway. :)

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