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The sooner we start making devices ready for better encryption systems, the fewer devices will be wasted.
by FartyMcFarter 6mo ago
The sooner we start making devices ready for better encryption systems, the fewer devices will be wasted.
- AshamedCaptain 6mo agoNo, because there always are "better encryption systems", whether for good reasons or not that's another story.
- FartyMcFarter 6mo agoIt's not another story, the quality of the reasons for scrapping / upgrading devices is the most important thing here. If the reasons are "the current devices are insecure or likely to become insecure" that's very different from "the new encryption system is a little bit better so there's not much point in upgrading". If quantum computing never becomes a practical thing, the current hardware and software will stay secure. If it becomes practical, they won't. Seems simple enough.