Re: SETSIs (was Re: seti@home WILL NOT WORK)

phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu
8 Jul 1999 20:37:10 -0000

hal@finney.org wrote:

> > Question: Does anyone know if there is an encryption
> > methodology that will work if QC cracks the factoring problem?

There was an article in Science about a month ago reporting what was claimed to be a provably secure, and practical (from the POV of likely fiber connections and using insecure repeaters) way of exchanging bits using quantum computers. I don't have a handy ref, sorry.

-xx- Damien X-)