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what are your thoughts on quantum computers breakimg encryption soon? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by jackpot@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] colonial@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I'll believe it when I see it. There's a long, long way to go between current quantum tech and something that can crack modern 4096-bit RSA.

And honestly, it'll probably come so slowly that we'll have all switched to better algorithms by the time RSA cracking becomes feasible. (Yeah, I know about store now decrypt later, but that won't really affect the average person if it takes decades to come to fruition.)