cross-posted from: https://lemmy.zip/post/24515831
The research team, led by Wang Chao from Shanghai University, found that D-Wave’s quantum computers can optimize problem-solving in a way that makes it possible to attack encryption methods such as RSA.
Paper: http://cjc.ict.ac.cn/online/onlinepaper/wc-202458160402.pdf
Follow up to https://lemmy.ca/post/30853830
So it factored a trivial (22 bit) RSA key.
1024-bit RSA has been deprecated for years. 2048-bit RSA is the recommended minimum.
Interesting. Not quite worrisome.
So, it’s cool, but not worrying. Title is a bit clickbait-y.