Could trapping tiny ions crack the toughest codes?.

Could trapping tiny ions crack the toughest codes?.

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Computers that harness the weirdness of quantum mechanics could smash conventional encryption systems by factoring gigantic numbers fast-and factoring the product of two large prime numbers is the only way standard codes can be broken. The job would take conventional computers decades, not minutes....

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:IEEE spectrum 40, 3(duplicate) (2003).
Main Author: Minkel, J.R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Deutsch-Jozsa algorithm.
Encrypted data.
Encryption systems.
Gigantic numbers factoring.
Ion-trapping technique.
Large-scale quantum computing.
Quantum algorithm.
Quantum calculations.
Quantum mechanics.
Qubits.
Tuned laser pulses.
Very cold calcium ion.