In Quantum Computing, All Known Digital Signatures Will Be Vulnerable

Thursday, May 14, 2015 - 10:20 in Mathematics & Economics

When certified, digital signatures - mechanisms for authenticating the validity or authorship of a certain digital message - have the same legal power as traditional signatures. Introduced by Diffie and Hellman in 1976, they are in all ways digital counterparts to real (analog) signatures.  read more

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