I guess if Jerry managed to backdoor the SEC curve parameters then he kinda really *did* deserve a raise:
https://saweis.net/posts/nist-curve-seed-origins.html
Sadly Jerry died earlier this year so we'll never know.
Also, hot take, cofactors are already backdoors, sorry DJB fans.
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