Tuesday, September 15, 2015

NSA preps quantum-resistant algorithms to head off crypto-apocalypse | Ars Technica

Source:  NSA preps quantum-resistant algorithms to head off crypto-apocalypse | Ars Technica


NSA preps quantum-resistant algorithms to head off crypto-apocalypse


Quantum computing threatens crypto as we know it. The NSA is taking notice.

Enlarge / A chip manufactured by D-Wave Systems that has some quantum properties.
The National Security Agency is advising US agencies and businesses to prepare for a time in the not-too-distant future when the cryptography protecting virtually all e-mail, medical and financial records, and online transactions is rendered obsolete by quantum computing.

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