[Info-vax] BridgeWorks
Arne Vajhøj
arne at vajhoej.dk
Tue Jul 23 20:27:26 EDT 2024
On 7/23/2024 8:09 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
> On Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:06:00 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>> On 7/22/2024 11:08 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>>> On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:55:35 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>>> AES-128 is toast if/when they make a quantum computer with enough
>>>> qubits.
>>>
>>> So far progress on getting quantum computers to perform any kind of
>>> number-theoretic computation has been precisely ... zero.
>>
>> Basing ones choices of cryptographic algorithms on a belief/hope that it
>> will continue that ways is not good engineering.
>
> Evidence: it’s been about 30 years since Shor’s algorithm came out. The
> “belief/hope” is on the side of those who still think “quantum” computing
> will somehow, magically, any day now, fulfil that long-overdue promise.
You don't think logical. It is pretty simple:
quantum computers quantum computers
do not materialize do materialize
using non-quantum-secure algorithms OK toast
switch to quantum-secure algorithms OK OK
Arne
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