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Google drastycznie skróciło swój wewnętrzny termin przygotowania na tzw. Q Day – moment, gdy komputery kwantowe złamią powszechne algorytmy szyfrowania RSA i krzywe eliptyczne. Firma daje sobie czas tylko do 2029 roku i wzywa reszty świata do pilnego wdrożenia kryptografii postkwantowej (PQC). Apel wystosowały Heather Adkins, wiceprezeska ds. bezpieczeństwa, oraz inżynierka kryptografii Sophie Schmieg.

Google is dramatically shortening its deadline readiness for the arrival of Q Day, the point at which existing quantum computers can break public-key cryptography algorithms that secure decades' worth of secrets belonging to militaries, banks, governments, and nearly every individual on earth. In a post published on Wednesday, Google said it is giving itself until 2029 to prepare for this event. The post went on to warn that the rest of the world needs to follow suit by adopting PQC—short for post-quantum cryptography—algorithms to augment or replace elliptic curves and RSA, both of which will be broken. The end is nigh “As a pioneer in both quantum and PQC, it’s our responsibility to lead by example and share an ambitious timeline,” wrote Heather Adkins, Google’s VP of security engineering, and Sophie Schmieg, a senior cryptography engineer. “By doing this, we hope to provide the clarity and urgency needed to accelerate digital transitions not only for Google, but also across the industry.”Read full article Comments