'Unbreakable' encryption unveiled

[Sweetpea]

Perfect secrecy has come a step closer with the launch of the world's first computer network protected by unbreakable quantum encryption at a scientific conference in Vienna.
The network connects six locations across Vienna and in the nearby town of St Poelten, using 200 km of standard commercial fibre optic cables.
Quantum cryptography is completely different from the kinds of security schemes used on computer networks today.
These are typically based on complex mathematical procedures which are extremely hard for outsiders to crack, but not impossible given sufficient computing resources or time. But quantum systems use the laws of quantum theory, which have been shown to be inherently unbreakable.

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | 'Unbreakable' encryption unveiled

Interesting. What do you think Haq's?

[poppy]

well they have created the holy grail for every nerd hacker in the world. Just a case of time someone will crack it.


the titanic was unsinkable remember!

[Haqa]

As my wife is fond of pointing out the titanic was built by experts, the ark was built by amateurs.

Which would you put your faith in?

If the data can be decrypted at the far end, it can be decrypted .... FULL STOP. The only unbreakable encryption is encryption which can't be reversed, or repeated.

Everything else is just trouser wind...

H.

[terrywit]

Originally Posted by Haqa

As my wife is fond of pointing out the titanic was built by experts, the ark was built by amateurs.

Which would you put your faith in?

the one that sunk, at least we can prove it sailed

[poppy]

The word faith hmm, never put faith in a machine.
the one sank the other is a fairy tale.

[Churchill]

Originally Posted by poppy

The word faith hmm, never put faith in a machine.
the one sank the other is a fairy tale.

I have faith in the unfaltering nature of humans.