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 its engineering achievements, and the HN community generally praises the effort.
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The worst case scenario is nation states consuming and storing these encrypted message streams, and suddenly achieving the ability to rapidly decrypt everything previously captured and stored a la "No more secrets."