2015/08/03 by Nicolas Gisin, Gisin, Nicolas
Computer Science · #FOS: Physical sciences #Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture #Quantum Physics (quant-ph)
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1508.00341
openalex publication_date 2015/08/03 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
In the last few years the world in which Quantum Cryptography evolves has deeply changed. On the one side the revelations of Snowden, though he said nothing really new, made the world more aware of the importance to protect sensitive data from all kinds of adversaries, including sometimes "friends." On the other side, breakthroughs in quantum computation, in particular in superconducting qubits and surface-codes, made it possible that in 15 to 25 years there might be a quantum machine able to break today's codes. This implies that in order to protect today's data over a few decades, one has to act now and use some quantum-safe cryptography.