post-quantum cryptography

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Stands for: post-quantum cryptography (PQC)

New algorithms designed to stay secure even against a future large-scale quantum computer.

A capable quantum computer could break much of today's public-key cryptography, so PQC develops replacements that resist it. The urgency comes from "harvest now, decrypt later": data encrypted today could be stored and cracked once such a machine exists.

Also known as: pqc, quantum-resistant, quantum-safe, harvest now decrypt later

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