Submission + - Why Quantum Cryptanalysis is Bollocks 1
An anonymous reader writes: Quantum code breaking? You'd get further with an 8-bit computer, an abacus, and a dog
The US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pushing for the development of post-quantum cryptographic algorithms since 2016.
"If large-scale quantum computers are ever built, they will be able to break many of the public-key cryptosystems currently in use," NIST explains in its summary of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
Peter Gutmann, a professor of computer science at the University of Auckland New Zealand, thinks PQC is bollocks – "nonsense" for our American readers – and said as much in a 2024 presentation [PDF], "Why Quantum Cryptanalysis is Bollocks."
The US National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has been pushing for the development of post-quantum cryptographic algorithms since 2016.
"If large-scale quantum computers are ever built, they will be able to break many of the public-key cryptosystems currently in use," NIST explains in its summary of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
Peter Gutmann, a professor of computer science at the University of Auckland New Zealand, thinks PQC is bollocks – "nonsense" for our American readers – and said as much in a 2024 presentation [PDF], "Why Quantum Cryptanalysis is Bollocks."
