'Unbreakable' encryption unveiled

[edesignuk]

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.

 

[iShater]

I can't wait for the next distributed clients used to try to break it.

 

[the vj]

In a week you will see:

"highschool kid breakes unbreakable quantum encryption network as a class project".

It always ends like that

 

[mdhwoods]

In a week you will see:

"highschool kid breakes unbreakable quantum encryption network as a class project".

It always ends like that

now thats funny

 

[iJohnHenry]

What about waving red flags and bulls do these people not understand??

(Please, it's a joke ... I know bulls can't see colour. Ease up a tad.)

 

[Abstract]

Someone's gonna try and hack OS X onto it. It's an inevitability.

 

[JNB]

If you break quantum encryption, will your cat die?

 

[iShater]

(Please, it's a joke ... I know bulls can't see colour. Ease up a tad.)

Did you just use "British" English?

 

[hayduke]

In a week you will see:

"highschool kid breakes unbreakable quantum encryption network as a class project".

It always ends like that

My vote for post of the day.

 

[rendezvouscp]

If you break quantum encryption, will your cat die?

We won’t know until it’s broken.

 

[alphaod]

Did you just use "British" English?

He is from the Great White North™

 

[iShater]

He is from the Great White North™

Alaska?

j/k, sorry, back on topic. Been on the forums too long today

 

[angelneo]

If you break quantum encryption, will your cat die?

No, but the one in the bag will.

 

[Church]

No, but the one in the bag will.

That's not right. It's more like every cat anyone has ever known will die, but no one will be able to prove it. it's cat genocide when you're paying attention.

 

[jodelli]

If you break quantum encryption, will your cat die?

That's indeterminate as your cat might have died without your action upon it. Or not.

 

[0098386]

Maybe they could use this on them government laptops that get stolen every week.

 

[iShater]

Maybe they could use this on them government laptops that get stolen every week.

Or the World Bank network.