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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: BridgeWorks
Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 00:09:33 -0000 (UTC)
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On Tue, 23 Jul 2024 20:06:00 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:

> On 7/22/2024 11:08 PM, Lawrence D'Oliveiro wrote:
>
>> On Mon, 22 Jul 2024 22:55:35 -0400, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>
>>> AES-128 is toast if/when they make a quantum computer with enough
>>> qubits.
>> 
>> So far progress on getting quantum computers to perform any kind of
>> number-theoretic computation has been precisely ... zero.
> 
> Basing ones choices of cryptographic algorithms on a belief/hope that it
> will continue that ways is not good engineering.

Evidence: it’s been about 30 years since Shor’s algorithm came out. The 
“belief/hope” is on the side of those who still think “quantum” computing 
will somehow, magically, any day now, fulfil that long-overdue promise.