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
  • @gravitas_deficiency@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    8•7 months ago

    NSA: chuckles hey here’s a recommendation for improving your encryption standard. We’re not telling you why we are recommending this.

    Everyone, 20 years later: what the fuck bro how did you have this one absurdly nuanced exploit figured out back then? How was that even computationally feasible at the time?

    NSA: chuckles hey here’s a recommendation for improving your post-quantum encryption standard. We’re not telling you why we are recommending this.