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That article seems a bit confused--for instance, putting AES, a standard, on the same footing as GPG, a software suite which includes programs which can use AES
by khafra 17y ago
That article seems a bit confused--for instance, putting AES, a standard, on the same footing as GPG, a software suite which includes programs which can use AES, among other algorithms. It also predicts quantum cryptography as an imminent development, when there's other far more practical ways to defeat quantum cryptanalysis: http://pqcrypto.org/ http://pqcrypto.org/
On the lighter side of future-proofing crypto, here's a little ditty by MC Frontalot: http://frontalot.com/media.php/325/MC_Frontalot_SFTF_%2801%29_Secrets_From_The_Future.mp3 http://frontalot.com/media.php/325/MC_Frontalot_SFTF_%2801%2...
- sweis 17y agoQuantum crypto is not an "imminent development". It's being used in practice today. Your might mean that Shor's quantum factoring algorithm is not an imminent threat to practical cryptosystems.
- RiderOfGiraffes 17y ago> Quantum crypto is not an "imminent development". > It's being used in practice today. Wow! That's completely passed me by. I'm off to Google for stuff, but I'd appreciate any references you can cite. Thanks.
- sweis 17y agoTry the top search term under "Implementations": http://lmgtfy.com/?q=quantum+cryptography http://lmgtfy.com/?q=quantum+cryptography The Swiss ran a long-distance quantum crypto network this year for over 12,000 hours: http://www.swissquantum.com/ http://www.swissquantum.com/ I think BT was running a quantum crypto connection over about 50 km over 10 years ago.