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quantum cryptanalysis
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (staym@accessdata.com)
Mon Feb 1 13:48:19 1999
From: staym@accessdata.com
Date: Mon, 01 Feb 1999 10:45:32 -0700
To: coderpunks@toad.com
Cc: cryptography@c2.net
Suppose someone discovers a way to solve NP-complete problems with a
quantum computer; should he publish? Granted, the quantum computers
aren't big enough yet, but the prospects look bright for larger ones in
the near future. It would break all classical cryptography.
--
Mike Stay
Cryptographer / Programmer
AccessData Corp.
mailto:staym@accessdata.com
