According to Microsoft’s own MSDN (Microsoft Developer Network) site Dual_EC_DRBG random number generator is being added to the future release of Vista Service Pack 1 and their new server OS Windows Server 2008. The reason this is a significant newsworthy point of fact is because there are many rumors there is a back door to this random number generator. A majority of the rumors point to the NSA having the keys to this back door. Encryption based off a random number generator that has been compromised is only a little better than clear text.

A presentation from a few research developers at Microsoft provides some insight on the math, but reading it requires a masters in advanced mathematics.

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