FIPS isn't an Algorithm (Score 2)

The question here doesn't make sense does it? FIPS is a certification not an algorithm. It's like asking if my soundsystem that was THX certified would still be any good if the we found out their CEO was a crook. AES-256, Serpent, Twofish, etc... are all algorithms but only a few got FIPS certification.

On top of that, from all the articles I read, the NSA isn't actually cracking these protocals, they're using passwords and certificates gleamed from other sources as seed for cracking.

Finally, if you wanted to make sure there was no back door, you could always download the source of an open source project like TrueCrypt and compile it yourself after doing a code review.

Just food for thought...