Researchers in China have demonstrated an approach that successfully targets shorter authentication and encryption codes – but not yet the longer, more secure ones currently in use.
The research results increase the threat posed to cryptographic systems. Although they used a quantum computer to decrypt an RSA encryption, they only used a 50-bit integer for the RSA encryption. This is only 9,67 x 10^16 possible values.
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Still, the results should not be underestimated and unfortunately this news has been somewhat lost. It is a wake-up call for all companies that encrypt their data, beyond simple data encryption, so they need to prepare for the post-quantum encryption era. A big part of this challenge is knowing where machine identities - the system of authentication keys and certificates that secures communication between machines and on which our digital world relies - are used. Larger organizations will have thousands or even hundreds of thousands of identities that will need to be replaced with new quantum-safe identities.
Lack of awareness
In a survey, 64 percent of security leaders said they dread the day when the board asks them about their quantum migration plans. 67 percent believe that the transition to post-quantum cryptography will be a nightmare because they don't know where all their keys and certificates are. As a result, many companies are burying their heads in the sand, with 78 percent of security leaders saying they won't worry about it until a quantum computer is built that is capable of cracking encryption. 60 percent believe that quantum computing poses no risk to their company now or in the future. In addition, 67 percent are opposed to the topic, saying it has been artificially hyped.
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The good news is that the platforms organizations need to adapt to a post-quantum world are already in place. 86 percent of security professionals recognize that taking control of machine identity management is the best way to prepare for future quantum risks. Security teams can now bring certificate lifecycle management (CLM), PKI-as-a-service, and workload identity issuers into one “control plane.” This automation not only prepares security teams for the post-quantum future, but also provides protection and efficiency for securing machine identities.
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