Security News > 2016 > November > The new age of quantum computing (Help Net Security)

Quantum encryption is the holy grail of truly secure communications. If and when quantum computing becomes a widespread reality, many public-key algorithms will become obsolete. This includes those whose security relies on one of three hard mathematical dilemmas: the integer factorization dilemma, the discrete logarithm dilemma or the elliptic-curve discrete logarithm dilemma. It is important to note that all of these issues can be solved on a powerful quantum computer running Shor’s algorithm. Shor’s algorithm … More →

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