Since IBM announced the integration of the first quantum computer for business and research purposes at the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in 2019, several scientific companies have made huge strides in this field.
Scientists have used traditional encryption methods like Rivest–Shamir–Adleman (RSA), shared with the world in 1977 for secure data transmission.
However, quantum computers threaten this traditional encryption method with their advanced computational abilities. Now, scientists are employing post-quantum cryptography (PQC) to safeguard sensitive data from potential decryption by quantum machines.
In the future, government agencies and private firms must scan vast code lines to detect RSA and old protocols, aiming to swap them with Post-Quantum Cryptography to counter potential quantum threats.
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