&quot;Instead of using the NIST recommended curve points [ScreenOS] uses self-generated basis points...&quot; [0]<p>The way I read this statement is that each device generates its own set of points. If this is the case, I don&#x27;t see how it would work as a crypto backdoor.<p>If by &quot;self-generated&quot; they mean generated by Juniper once, well, thats fishy.<p>[0] <a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kb.juniper.net&#x2F;InfoCenter&#x2F;index?page=content&amp;id=KB28205" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;kb.juniper.net&#x2F;InfoCenter&#x2F;index?page=content&amp;id=KB282...</a><p>Edited to add: Upon further research, the latter possibility seems more likely.