• maniel
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    11 months ago
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    Isn’t elliptic curves cryptography sensitive to quantum computers attack? Shor’s algorithm etc

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      Yes, it is. ed25519 depends upon discrete log for its security, which Shor’s algorithm can (theoretically, of course, not like it’s ever been done) efficiently solve.

      The post-quantum algorithms are in active research right now. I don’t blame anyone for avoiding those at least until we’ve quantum computers big enough to solve baby toy elliptic curves.