RSA backdoor security and encryption

[byranj]

i have a question about RSA security and encryption, was reading online and saw that RSA encryption on websites have backdoors and i was wondering if anyone had any more info on this, as i have a small business and my systems indeed use RSA, but it is used by lots of sites,  is RSA safe to use.

[jeffshurtliff · Accepted solution]

Hi Bryan,

Welcome to the RSA Link community!  In answer to your question, RSA is definitely safe to use, and what you read regarding backdoors is false.  Below is a quote from a press release given in December, 2013:

RSA, as a security company, never divulges details of customer engagements, but we also categorically state that we have never entered into any contract or engaged in any project with the intention of weakening RSA’s products, or introducing potential ‘backdoors’ into our products for anyone’s use.

You can read the full press release here.

Thanks,

Jeff