It really is. The way I see it, you have two routes to go if you want a compromised key to use for your intelligence agency.

Do we pick something properly secure and nail our asses to the wall if it is ever found out, or do we pick something that looks like negligence so it can be shrugged off even if it makes discovery more likely?

Add to that eMudhra's quick exit, stage left. There is definitely something that smells rotten here.