Highest encryption cracked with quantum computers?
The currently highest encryption is the RSA-2048 key. The researcher Ed Gerck Ph.D, physicist and mathematician, now claims to have cracked this using a quantum computer. If all of this were true, all companies would have to put the topic of post-quantum cryptography – i.e. quantum-secure encryption – at the top of their to-do list. The news that researcher Ed Gerck claims to have cracked the RSA-2048 key is currently stirring up a lot of dust. He also claims to have achieved this with a commercial mobile phone or Linux desktop. Ultimately, this would mean that many encryptions for access and passwords in the future will be anything but secure...
