• Adanisi@lemmy.zip
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    Aren’t the normal encryption algorithms used today quantum resistant anyways (like AES256)?

    I’m all for stronger privacy and security, but this just seems like a gimmick, unless I’m missing something.

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      I read somewhere its only currently hard due to the number of qbits. Once they get over a certain number (I forget what) they will be breakable

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        Yeah, and since symettric encryption is usually used for file encryption and stuff like that, I honestly don’t see the point in this.

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          Exactly, well if anything, I guess the claim is technically correct, which in this case may not be the best kind of correct