[wlug] Re: The Signal Protocol used by 1+ billion people is getting a post-quantum makeover

On Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:40:46 +1200, Peter Reutemann quoted:

'There is little disagreement, however, that there will come a day when many of the most widely used forms of encryption will die at the hands of quantum computing.'

Not sure why. So far, “quantum” computers have demonstrated zero progress in performing any worthwhile number-theoretic calculations. Whatever happened to Shor’s algorithm? After 30 years, it’s still only a theoretical mirage.