[dist-epoch]

> Given how seriously the spookie parts of the US government are taking it, I would treat it with a similar level of urgency

Various US standards require encryption algorithms to be considered safe for the next 30 years.

Sufficiently big quantum computers are likely in the next 30 years, but it's not urgent in any other meaning of the word.

[mort96]

Well, that depends on whether or not you care about "store now, decrypt later". Will the info you're sending now be totally uninteresting in 5 years? Great, you're probably good. Do you still want it to be secret in 20 years? Implementing post-quantum cryptography might be urgent.

[adgjlsfhk1]

given how sticky crypto algorithms are, transitioning early is a really good idea. git is still stuck with SHA1, and there's plenty of triple DES hiding in the boring types of critical infrastructure that no one can update.