Computing · 2024

Post-quantum cryptography standards

New encryption designed to survive quantum computers.

NIST published its first post-quantum standards, including ML-KEM, in August 2024. Governments and tech companies are migrating to them ahead of large quantum computers.

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Shor's algorithm 1994
Public-key cryptography 1976

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Selected gate-model quantum processors Latest: 1.12k physical qubits (2023) Source: Wikipedia: Timeline of quantum computing and communication; Wikipedia: List of quantum processors

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