The demise of public key encryption will come sooner than thought, Google warnsarstechnica.com 4 pointsooboe5 months ago2 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−ooboeOP5moFrom the article "Google said it is giving itself until 2029 to prepare for this event."https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-secu...−curious_curios5moReading between the lines I suspect the following:- We’ve already demonstrated breaking 2048-bit RSA in tightly controlled lab environments- It’s expected that will be possible at scale by 2029- The US expects to have around 2 years of supremacy in the space before adversaries catch up
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From the article "Google said it is giving itself until 2029 to prepare for this event."
https://blog.google/innovation-and-ai/technology/safety-secu...
Reading between the lines I suspect the following:
- We’ve already demonstrated breaking 2048-bit RSA in tightly controlled lab environments
- It’s expected that will be possible at scale by 2029
- The US expects to have around 2 years of supremacy in the space before adversaries catch up