Wasn&#x27;t this the whole situation with Dual_EC_DRBG? As far as I understand (which may not be that far when it comes to cryptography, admittedly), the NSA has already been caught intentionally weakening cryptographic standards via its influence over the NIST and by paying RSA.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Dual_EC_DRBG" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Dual_EC_DRBG</a><p><i>RSA makes Dual_EC_DRBG the default CSPRNG in BSAFE. In 2013, Reuters reports this is a result of a secret $10 million deal with NSA.</i><p><i>According to the New York Times story, the NSA spends $250 million per year to insert backdoors in software and hardware as part of the Bullrun program.</i>