Ironically, the style and substance of DJB's engagement with his peers and with NIST is likely to sour both against his claims[0], credible though they(might) be. DJB's impression of NIST "stonewalling" could very well be their reluctance in engaging with an adversarial and increasingly deranged private citizen.
> We disagree with his analysis,” says Dustin Moody at NIST. “It’s a question for which there isn’t scientific certainty and intelligent people can have different views. We respect Dan’s opinion, but don’t agree with what he says.
That's great for a PopSci article, but I(and many others, I'm sure) would like to see the details of this analysis hashed out. DJB had his chance at making this happen, and blew it. However, that doesn't mean his questions[0] should go unanswered.
[0]: specifically talking about the calculation of the Kyber-512 security level here. Not his more conspiratorial claims.
> It’s a question for which there isn’t scientific certainty and intelligent people can have different views.
WTF is that? No, it's not a question where intelligent people can have different views. DJB is literally claiming the NSA is claiming something similar to "3 + 3 = 9". That claim is either correct or not.
There's a paywall in front of the article that I have no intention to deal with after seeing what's on the comments. But a phrase like (and I could find it before the paywall rits) this is absolutely dishonest.
> We disagree with his analysis,” says Dustin Moody at NIST. “It’s a question for which there isn’t scientific certainty and intelligent people can have different views. We respect Dan’s opinion, but don’t agree with what he says.
That's great for a PopSci article, but I(and many others, I'm sure) would like to see the details of this analysis hashed out. DJB had his chance at making this happen, and blew it. However, that doesn't mean his questions[0] should go unanswered.
[0]: specifically talking about the calculation of the Kyber-512 security level here. Not his more conspiratorial claims.