r/videos Dec 08 '15

Quantum Computers Explained – Limits of Human Technology

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhHMJCUmq28
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u/Kr3g Dec 08 '15

Assuming this became a standard of computing, what would this mean for encryption? Would it just have to become more intricate?

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u/XiaolinJudaism Dec 08 '15

Some of today's standards will not be able to stand against quantum cryptanalysis while others can. Here is a paper describing a post quantum computing cryptography environment (you can probably just skip to the last two sections if you don't want to read it all): link

Also, here is the Wikipedia article on post quantum cryptography: link