The FBI, Carnegie-Mellon University, CERT/CC, and Tor

[Rayzer@riseup.net (Rayzer)]

> The news of CMUâ??s possible assistance in compromising Torâ??s most
> critical feature, anonymity, presents an opportunity for many to
> attack the integrity of CERT/CC and the researchers at the Software
> Engineering Institute. Bruce Schneier and others have been quick to
> point out that this incident has erased (or at least greatly
> diminished) CERT/CCâ??s hard-earned reputation as an honest broker. It
> is certain to be a warning to other CSIRTs around the world that they
> should transparently define their relationships with law enforcement
> agencies.