Post-quantum cryptography needs to be wheeled out now, before hackers get the chance to wield quantum algorithms in the real world.
Currently, industry, academia, governments, the public – essentially everyone – rely on encryption algorithms such as RSA that are designed to be next-to-impossible for even the most powerful supercomputers to solve. Previously reliable encryption methods, however, are set to become obsolete with the emergence of quantum computing.
On August 13, 2024, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in the US released final versions of its first post-quantum cryptography standards. Ever since, NIST has been urging organizations to begin applying these quantum-resistant standards post-haste to secure their electronic information.
This week at the HLFF Blog, Ben Skuse looks at the current state of cryptography, and how the quantum revolution is poised to upend that status quo. Read more here: HLFF Blog
Image caption: The Frontier supercomputer is one of the fastest in the world, but could still never be used to crack RSA encryption. Image credit: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (CC-BY-2.0)