Re:Quantum Computers Are the Future Nukes of the IT World
by archgoon on Friday September 21, 2018 @01:56PM
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Unlike nuclear weapons, a quantum computer is only dangerous if people don't know you have one.
There are a number of ways of dealing with the security issues posed by quantum computers; most of them involve simply increasing the key length of your encryption keys.
However, if people don't think you have a quantum computer, or you're able to make it better faster than expected, they won't change their behavior and so you have a fixed target.
There are a number of ways of dealing with the security issues posed by quantum computers; most of them involve simply increasing the key length of your encryption keys.
However, if people don't think you have a quantum computer, or you're able to make it better faster than expected, they won't change their behavior and so you have a fixed target.