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Lattice-Based Cryptography

Victoria de Quehen
Sep 21, 2021

Lattice-based cryptography is the most important area of quantum-safe cryptography and is known for its efficiency and versatility. Its use cases range from the foundational building blocks of cryptography to highly complex protocols.

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Lattice-Based Cryptography

Victoria de Quehen
Sep 21, 2021

Lattice-based cryptography is the most important area of quantum-safe cryptography and is known for its efficiency and versatility. Its use cases range from the foundational building blocks of cryptography…

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Math Paths to Quantum-safe Security: Hash-based Cryptography

Victoria de Quehen
Feb 24, 2020

Digital signature algorithms are a critical component of public-key infrastructure, with applications ranging from code signing to establishing secure connections. However, classical digital signature…

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Math Paths to Quantum-Safe Security: Isogeny-Based Cryptography

Victoria de Quehen
Jul 27, 2018

One of the most widely deployed public-key cryptographic algorithms is the elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman key exchange (ECDH). This, as well as most currently used protocols, is vulnerable to attacks using…

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A Short History of Public Key Cryptography

Victoria de Quehen
Jun 14, 2018

While the ideal of public-key cryptography is to have a “set and forget” group of algorithms that will guarantee security forever, increasingly we are realizing this ideal is not viable. There is not one…

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How Quantum Computing’s Threat to Security is Different from All Other Security Breaches

Mike Brown
Jan 11, 2018

The quantum threat represents the first time in history that a cybersecurity breach will be the result of a complete break of modern public-key cryptography. For many, this information might come as a…

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