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Quantum computer could break 2048-bit RSA in 8 hrs (technologyreview.com)
1 points by avighnay 2566 days ago
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I think by the time they've scaled quantum computers from the current 70 qubits to the 20M qubits this would require, anything encrypted with 2048-bit RSA will surely be years (if not decades) out of date.