Mathematician warns US spies may be weakening next-gen encryption
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Quantum computers may soon be able to crack encryption methods in use today, so plans are already under way to replace them with new, secure algorithms. Now it seems the US National Security Agency may be undermining that process

Mathematician warns NSA may be weakening next-gen encryption::Quantum computers may soon be able to crack encryption methods in use today, so plans are already under way to replace them with new, secure algorithms. Now it seems the US National Security Agency may be undermining that process

  • Kodemystic@lemmy.kodemystic.devEnglish
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    9 months ago

    We’re not surprised but we do need to mention this, discuss this, people need to be aware. You won’t see much of this in mainstream media except: “And here’s why the end of encryption might be a good thing…”.