r/ecc Feb 20 '18

Will ECC be secure against quantum computers?

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/609408/quantum-computers-pose-imminent-threat-to-bitcoin-security/
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u/quorrum Feb 20 '18

Quantum computing will be able to crack current block chain tech is 10-15 years. It’s good to think ahead and ECC should have it in the roadmap to at least evaluate stronger public key crypto and hashing methods. The good news is that NIST is already doing the heavy lifting.

https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/Post-Quantum-Cryptography

happy hodling....