technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 days agoWhy Signal’s post-quantum makeover is an amazing engineering achievementarstechnica.comexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up15file-text
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minus-squareOrganicMustard@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·6 days agoHaving in mind we are not even close to breaking classical cryptography with quantum computing I doubt this was their best investment of time
minus-squareAlaknár@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoOnce quantum computers break classical cryptography, it’s going to be too late to develop post-quantum cryptography, mate. The best time to develop resilience is right now.
minus-squareJean-luc Peak-hard@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 days agothe best time was yesterday. the next best time is today. securing systems after they’re broken, when data could actively be collected prior to the breakthrough, is not the way to approach security.
Having in mind we are not even close to breaking classical cryptography with quantum computing I doubt this was their best investment of time
Once quantum computers break classical cryptography, it’s going to be too late to develop post-quantum cryptography, mate.
The best time to develop resilience is right now.
the best time was yesterday. the next best time is today. securing systems after they’re broken, when data could actively be collected prior to the breakthrough, is not the way to approach security.