Re: BridgeWorks

On Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:27:26 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

On 7/23/2024 8:09 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

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On Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:06:00 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

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On 7/22/2024 11:08 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:

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On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:55:35 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

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AES-128 is toast if/when they make a quantum computer with enough
qubits.

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So far progress on getting quantum computers to perform any kind of
number-theoretic computation has been precisely ... zero.

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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

That’s still based on a promise of vapourware.