At 10:59 AM -0700 6/21/07, Ali, Saqib wrote:
- Quantum Cryptography is "fiction" (strictly claims that it solves an applied problem are fiction, indisputably interesting Physics).Well that is a broad (and maybe unfair) statement. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) solves an applied problem of secure key distribution. It may not be able to ensure "unconditional" secrecy during key exchange, but it can detect any eavesdropping. Once eavesdropping is detected, the key can be discarded.
...whereas the key distribution systems we have aren't affected by eavesdropping unless the attacker has the ability to perform 2^128 or more operations, which he doesn't.
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