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September 19th, 2023 | Can’t send email more than 500 miles (2002)

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The Signal Protocol's Push Towards Quantum Resistance and the Future of Cryptography

This chapter explores the upgrade of the Signal Protocol to protect encrypted private communications from potential threats posed by future quantum computers. It delves into the technicalities of cryptographic algorithms, quantum computing, and the risks it poses to existing algorithms, sparking a discussion on quantum resistant cryptography and conspiracy theories surrounding secret backdoors.

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