Sure, but a backdoored cryptosystem would only be billed as a failure if the key were to leak, which can be made unlikely through engineering. And if it does leak, blame can be shrugged off as the next better system is implemented. The government simply <i>cannot</i> perceive itself as a threat, only individuals can.<p>I&#x27;m certainly not in favor of backdoors. It&#x27;s probably best if the public discourse maintains them as being &quot;impossible&quot; to securely implement. I wish that were the actual reality.