Re: Asymmetric vs symmetric

Civitas Fenniae <no.eu@fi.invalid> wrote:
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>On 20-Dec-2005, Kristian Gjøsteen <kristiag+news@item.ntnu.no> wrote:
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>> hassan.jameel@gmail.com <hassan.jameel@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >under this definition can we say that asymmetric encryption algorithms
>> >in general provide more security then the symmetric counterparts or
>> >vice versa? ...
>>
>> No.
>
>I suppose quantum computers could change that? Many asymmetric encryption
>algorithms would become less secure if quantum computers could be made?

No. _In general_, I know of no reason to believe that practical
quantum computers will make asymmetric cryptography more or less
secure than symmetric cryptography.

(Of course, specific schemes will be insecure if quantum computers
turn out to be practical.)

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Kristian Gjøsteen