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Enzo Michelangeli (em@who.net)
Tue, 13 Oct 1998 07:12:02 +0800
-----Original Message-----
From: Anonymous <nobody@replay.com>
Date: Tuesday, October 13, 1998 1:35 AM
>The 256 bit keys supported by the AES ciphers are probably a lot larger
>than are needed today. The cipher has to be good for decades, and if
>quantum computers work, a 256 bit key is like a 128 bit one. But until
>then, 128 bits should be plenty. That's still a pretty long passphrase.
Are there quantum algorithms suitable to break symmetric ciphers? The only
(potential) applications I'm aware of are those based on Shor's algorithm,
targeting public-key cryptosystems.
Enzo
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