Why Signal's Post-Quantum Makeover Is an Engineering Achievement
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The article discusses Signal's implementation of post-quantum cryptography, highlighting it as an engineering achievement, with the HN community showing general support for the development.
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qnleighAuthor
3 months ago
It's encouraging that people are starting to implement post-quantum cryptography on a large scale. Even if quantum computers aren't built for many years, they would be able to retroactively decrypt data that we are sending today if it is intercepted and stored.
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