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		hestefisk on June 9, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Day When Computers Can Break All Encryption Is... What about quantum encryption? Shouldn’t that theoretically be unbreakable?

nabla9 on June 9, 2019 | [–]

Theoretically yes, but its impractical and expensive.

Verifying classical hardware and removing side channels is hard enough.

sametmax on June 9, 2019 | [–]

And pricey

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