Quantum Computing: Principles of Breaking Encryption
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52700/jn.v4i2.95Keywords:
Quantum Computer, Qubit, RSA, ECC, AES, Private key, public keyAbstract
The basis of modern security relies on encryption methods that are practically impossible, but theoretically possible, to break. Quantum computing is a process by which a computer takes advantage of quantum mechanics to solve complex problems. IBM has been working on and has made quantum computers available for almost a decade now. These machines can be used for cryptography related problems like decrypting complex encryptions much faster than the classical computers we have today. So much faster in fact, that a quantum computer can factor a 300-digit number in the same amount of time that a normal computer could multiply the two numbers together, making our current encryption methods obsolete.