GratefulCitizen
09-16-2010, 21:14
Functional quantum computers are supposedly getting closer.
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c0a68b0-c1bc-11df-9d90-00144feab49a.html
This is a bit scary because of Shor's algorithm.
A quantum computer could break RSA encryption.
The obsolescence of public-key encryption could be stifling for internet business.
Might not be too long before UPS is shipping a ridiculous amount of one-time pads on digital media...
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/8c0a68b0-c1bc-11df-9d90-00144feab49a.html
This is a bit scary because of Shor's algorithm.
A quantum computer could break RSA encryption.
The obsolescence of public-key encryption could be stifling for internet business.
Might not be too long before UPS is shipping a ridiculous amount of one-time pads on digital media...