It is hoped Charles H Bennett and Gilles Brassard's work will make digital communications secure for decades ahead.
  • bleistift2@sopuli.xyzEnglish
    11·
    10 days ago

    The relevant passage for anyone interested in more than just the headline:

    By contrast, Bennett and Brassard’s theory - known as BB84 - shows that any attempt to hack or copy their quantum encryption key changes the very behaviour of its elements, making replication impossible.

    Further reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB84

    • Optional@lemmy.worldEnglish
      6·
      10 days ago

      Very cool.

      Now someone please tell my entire extended circle of friends and family how to reset their password. (Fair warning, you’ll probably have to explain that yes, they have a password, first.)

      • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
        1·
        10 days ago

        Sounds like pretty much quantum computing research.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilles_Brassard

        Brassard is best known for his fundamental work in quantum cryptography, quantum teleportation, quantum entanglement distillation, quantum pseudo-telepathy, and the classical simulation of quantum entanglement.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

        EDIT: When someone asks what you do and you get to say “I work on the bleeding edge of quantum pseudo-telepathy.”