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Should be pointed out that it was a hack against the hardware, not the theory. Hardware vulnerabilities will probably remain the key weakness of quantum encrypt
by JCThoughtscream 16y ago
Should be pointed out that it was a hack against the hardware, not the theory. Hardware vulnerabilities will probably remain the key weakness of quantum encryption, not that this is necessarily anything new.
- amalcon 16y agoYou're absolutely correct, but the irony is that the whole point of quantum encryption is to eliminate certain classes of hardware vulnerability. You could skip the whole quantum thing and send a conventionally generated key over a dedicated line (regular fiber or even copper), and you'd be no more vulnerable except to hardware attacks (cable splicing or other eavesdropping tricks).
- eru 16y agoI vote for human failings as the key weaknesses in any cryptosystem.