A scientist hacked RSA-2048 without a refrigerator or lasers.
The sensational news came from Ed Gerck, PhD, founder of the research company Planalto Research. In a post on LinkedIn, Gerk said that his team has made significant progress in quantum computing by successfully cracking the RSA-2048 key. This breakthrough could mark the beginning of a new era in cryptography and information security.
According to Herk, the quantum computer they used works on the principle of multiple states simultaneously, following the idea of "all states at once", which provides more than a google of possible states. This number is incredibly large and is equal to 10 to the power of 100, which is much higher than the number of atoms in the universe.
It is interesting to note that, according to Gerk, the technologies used in their quantum computing actually remained "hidden" for about 2,500 years-starting with the time of Pythagoras.
A special feature of this achievement is that all calculations were carried out using a commercially available mobile phone and desktop computer with Linux, without the need for cryogenic technologies or special materials, which expands the horizons of using quantum technologies in the mass market for various industries.
Gerk also mentioned that a new post-quantum solution for Internet data security that meets HIPAA standards, is not patented and does not require export licenses. Based on ZSentry, which operated from 2004 to 2014, a new encryption system is being developed to replace the outdated RSA standard. The replacement is due to the critical need for algorithms that can withstand quantum computing attacks, because today all common public key encryption algorithms are vulnerable to quantum power.
In connection with this event, Ed Gehrk calls on the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to immediately declare RSA obsolete, otherwise the data security risk will continue to grow.
Although Ed Gehrk did not provide any supporting evidence for his words, if his claims about the successful hacking of RSA-2048 are true, this will be a real boost to the development of new, quantum-resistant encryption algorithms.
The sensational news came from Ed Gerck, PhD, founder of the research company Planalto Research. In a post on LinkedIn, Gerk said that his team has made significant progress in quantum computing by successfully cracking the RSA-2048 key. This breakthrough could mark the beginning of a new era in cryptography and information security.
According to Herk, the quantum computer they used works on the principle of multiple states simultaneously, following the idea of "all states at once", which provides more than a google of possible states. This number is incredibly large and is equal to 10 to the power of 100, which is much higher than the number of atoms in the universe.
It is interesting to note that, according to Gerk, the technologies used in their quantum computing actually remained "hidden" for about 2,500 years-starting with the time of Pythagoras.
A special feature of this achievement is that all calculations were carried out using a commercially available mobile phone and desktop computer with Linux, without the need for cryogenic technologies or special materials, which expands the horizons of using quantum technologies in the mass market for various industries.
Gerk also mentioned that a new post-quantum solution for Internet data security that meets HIPAA standards, is not patented and does not require export licenses. Based on ZSentry, which operated from 2004 to 2014, a new encryption system is being developed to replace the outdated RSA standard. The replacement is due to the critical need for algorithms that can withstand quantum computing attacks, because today all common public key encryption algorithms are vulnerable to quantum power.
In connection with this event, Ed Gehrk calls on the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to immediately declare RSA obsolete, otherwise the data security risk will continue to grow.
Although Ed Gehrk did not provide any supporting evidence for his words, if his claims about the successful hacking of RSA-2048 are true, this will be a real boost to the development of new, quantum-resistant encryption algorithms.
