Web Desk (National Times) – France\u2019s embassy in Washington has sent the diplomatic service\u2019s first message concealed using encryption designed to resist future quantum computers, President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday.<\/p>\n
“Tomorrow, a sufficiently powerful quantum computer will be able to break all cryptographic algorithms and decode our messages,” Macron wrote on Twitter.
\n“To counter this threat, developing post-quantum encryption technologies is a strategic concern. And that\u2019s what we\u2019re doing!”<\/p>\n
Quantum computing is a fast-emerging technology that combines advances in scientific understanding of the subatomic world with leaps in information theory to solve mathematical problems that are impossible for today\u2019s conventional computers.<\/p>\n
While traditional computers process information in bits that can be represented by 0 or 1, quantum computers use qubits, which can be a combination of both at the same time, allowing them to solve more complex problems.<\/p>\n
Sent on Wednesday, France\u2019s first “post-quantum” encrypted message was relatively pedestrian, containing a memorandum on cooperation with the United States in the field.<\/p>\n
In a statement, the foreign ministry in Paris said the encrypted communication was sent using technology from a startup called CryptoNext.<\/p>\n
France has committed 150 million euros ($157 million) to quantum-resistant cryptography, the ministry added, as part of a wider 1.8-billion-euro push to develop all kinds of quantum technologies.<\/p>\n
The move “is a precursor to changes in France\u2019s critical digital infrastructure,” the statement said, promising a government “action plan” for “migration to post-quantum cryptography” in the first quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n
The White House in May launched its own plan for both intelligence agencies and businesses to upgrade to post-quantum cryptography.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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