That&#x27;s certainly true now but it hasn&#x27;t always been such a given because the NSA has a defensive mission, even if they&#x27;ve grossly neglected it, and in the past acted to make crypto standards safer:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Data_Encryption_Standard#NSA.27s_involvement_in_the_design" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Data_Encryption_Standard#NSA.2...</a>