> (...) it would take many times more compute resources than the Earth has for longer than the Earth will likely exist to break. Claims like these are often mi

> (...) it would take many times more compute resources than the Earth has for longer than the Earth will likely exist to break. Claims like these are often misleading as they assume that i) malicious parties' capabilities, ii) what is and isn't possible, and iii) implementation correctness, are all static known factors. Cryptography is more akin to putting a lock on a fence - it's going to keep most people out or perhaps deter prying eyes, but it's all probabilistic in the end and depends on who's doing the prying.