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article implies that QC is being used in limited practice right now. i kinda doubt this. for example, this IARPA solicitation implies that they're doing baby st
by dustingetz 17y ago
article implies that QC is being used in limited practice right now. i kinda doubt this. for example, this IARPA solicitation implies that they're doing baby steps with very small data. of course, if they had it practically working, it would be classified.. http://www.iarpa.gov/solicitations_mqco.html http://www.iarpa.gov/solicitations_mqco.html
- sp332 17y agoQC is used for key exchange. Private-key ciphers can be more secure than public-key ciphers, the problem is how to distribute keys securely. You just need to send about 1k of data (the key), and you only need to send it once. After that, the two parties use the key to encrypt their messages and send them using classical channels.