Decrypting Fear: Quantum Computing’s Looming Threat
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Articles
Articles I found helpful in researching this topic:
- NIST’s page on Post-Quantum Cryptography, including FIPS 203, 204, and 205
- DigiCert’s explanation of the NIST announcement
- Cloudflare’s detailed review of the NIST Announcement
- CSO Online: The CISO’s guide to establishing quantum resilience
- Venture Beat describes “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” attacks
- Online Book: Introduction to Quantum Computing for Business discusses factors affecting the timeline to the quantum horizon
- RAND discusses why the quantum horizon won’t sneak up on us
Videos
These videos describe the math behind quantum cryptographic cracking and how new algorithms work:
- Veritasium: How Quantum Computers break the Internet
https://youtu.be/-UrdExQW0cs?si=VSJ2RdbU4PknsqDU
- Minute Physics explains Shor’s Algorithm:
https://youtu.be/lvTqbM5Dq4Q?si=VE09-CiM8QT-pKI0
- Qiskit: Peter Shor Describes the development of Shor’s Algorithm:
https://youtu.be/6qD9XElTpCE?si=3zxRhJYbVr9H_P9G
- Chalk Talk: How Lattice encryption algorithms work:
https://youtu.be/QDdOoYdb748?si=4pjA4RL4HZZgEUMB
Derailing the Hype Train
These links show why you can’t believe everything you read:
- Ars Technica discusses the media hype train from October 2024 claiming Chinese researchers broke AES on a quantum computer
- Bruce Schneier refutes a Chinese claim to break RSA from 2023
- A post from Stack Exchange covering “Largest number factored” stunts.