On 04.01.2014 12:48, Esteban Monge wrote: > > > > 2014/1/4 Johan Wevers <joh...@vulcan.xs4all.nl > <mailto:joh...@vulcan.xs4all.nl>> > > On 04-01-2014 0:07, Filip M. Nowak wrote: > > > “The irony of quantum computing is that if you can imagine someone > > building a quantum computer that can break encryption a few > decades into > > the future, then you need to be worried right now,” Lidar said. [1] > > There exists already quantum-computing resistant crypto algorithms: > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NTRUEncrypt > > Perhaps it's about time to start talking about implementing them in > GnuPG?
By starting with changes in standard(s) which tools like PGP or GnuPG are implementing. Some other, good points were mentioned here: http://secushare.org/PGP Of course we can negate need of improvement by statements really popular these days like: "compilers, libcs and OSes kernels have so many holes it's not worth to care anyway" But this is rather questionable approach I think. > May be we can make better encryption algoritms with quantum computers > and will replace actual standards You seems to be missing the point: "if you can imagine someone building a quantum computer that can break encryption a few decades into the future, then you need to be worried right now" Regards, Filip _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list Gnupg-users@gnupg.org http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
