Re: quantum computer factors number

2001-12-21 Thread Ben Laurie
Steve Bellovin wrote: A quantum computer has been built that has actually factored a number: 15. It's not a very interesting number from a cryptographic perspective, but it is real. http://www.nature.com/nature/links/011220/011220-2.html Its worth noting that not only is the number not

quantum computer factors number

2001-12-20 Thread Steve Bellovin
A quantum computer has been built that has actually factored a number: 15. It's not a very interesting number from a cryptographic perspective, but it is real. http://www.nature.com/nature/links/011220/011220-2.html --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb