&gt; NIST never saw it coming.<p>How so? The NSA is a spy agency, they are the one institution that you clearly should NOT ask.<p>BTW I love the USA Committee on Science, Space and Technology[1], full of geniuses.<p>[1] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=lPgZfhnCAdI&amp;spfreload=10" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.youtube.com&#x2F;watch?v=lPgZfhnCAdI&amp;spfreload=10</a>