Quantum Computing Breaks RSA 2048: Time to Migrate

Name: Quantum Computing Breaks RSA 2048: Time to Migrate
Uploaded: 2023-02-15 12:31:45
Description: Quantum Computing has surpassed Moore's Law and is capable of breaking RSA 2048 encryption, so start planning for migration to Quantum Computing.

This article is a summary of a YouTube video "Chinese Claim they Can Break 2048-bit RSA" by DJ Ware

TLDR Quantum Computing has surpassed Moore's Law and is capable of breaking RSA 2048 encryption, so start planning for migration to Quantum Computing.

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Chinese researchers have cracked 2048-bit RSA encryption with a 272-cubic quantum computer.
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IBM and D-Wave have released quantum computers with up to 2000 qubits, and Chinese researchers have used a hybrid approach to break RSA 2048 with only 372 qubits.
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03:57
Nest has been developing a quantum-resistant encryption algorithm for 6 years, with 4 finalists published in Nov 2022.
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Quantum Computing has surpassed Moore's Law, but a professor at UT Austin found errors and misleading information in the paper.
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Prepare for unexpected breaks in public key encryption as bright people are working on new methods that could reduce the requirements to break RSA or ECC.
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Test Schnoor's Quantum speed up algorithm before migrating to Quantum computing to avoid potential issues.
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Only IBM and D-Wave have the answer to whether RSA 2048 can be cracked.
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Start planning for Quantum Computing migration.