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According to reports circulating on the web, 24 Chinese researchers have reportedly succeeded in breaking RSA encryption using a quantum computer. This would be a significant achievement, as RSA encryption is widely used in current security practices. However, a number of experts, computer scientists, and cryptographers do not believe the researchers have made a significant discovery, based on the scientific paper published in Dec. 2022.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quantum Computing Race Heats Up as Chinese Researchers Claim Breakthrough in RSA Encryption<\/h2>\n

In Sept. 2022, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) warned<\/a> that a post-quantum world was coming soon and stressed that contemporary encryption techniques could break. Months later, in December 2022, a scientific paper<\/a> published by 24 Chinese researchers claimed to have broken 2048-bit RSA encryption using a quantum computer. The paper follows a report<\/a> from April 2022 that detailed that China was \u201ctaking the lead\u201d in the quantum computing race.<\/p>\n

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Basically, a quantum computer<\/a> is a type of computational device that uses quantum-mechanical phenomena and can perform operations on data faster than classical computers can perform computational tasks. RSA<\/a> is named after its creators, Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir, and Leonard Adleman, and is widely used on today\u2019s computer systems. It is an example of a public-key cryptography system, which means that modern computers often use it to encrypt and decrypt messages.<\/p>\n

On January 5, 2023, the Financial Times (FT) reported<\/a> on the paper that alleges Chinese researchers have claimed success in breaking RSA encryption. FT questioned a few experts about the paper, and Roger Grimes<\/a>, a computer security expert and author, told FT: \u201cIt\u2019s a huge claim \u2014 It would mean that governments could crack other governments\u2019 secrets. If it\u2019s true \u2014 a big if \u2014 it would be a secret like out of the movies, and one of the biggest things ever in computer science.\u201d<\/p>\n

There is also a Google Groups conversation<\/a> where people are debating whether Chinese researchers have factored in 2048-bit integers. Bruce Schneier<\/a>, a computer security and cryptography expert, published an analysis<\/a> and stated that the paper relies on a disputed paper<\/a> written by Peter Schnorr, a German mathematician. Schneier also shared his opinion with the Financial Times about the so-called quantum computing breakthrough. \u201cWe have no empirical proof that the [new] quantum algorithm overcomes the Schnorr scaling problem,\u201d Schneier told the FT. \u201cThere\u2019s no reason to believe it won\u2019t\u2014but there\u2019s no reason to believe it will.\u201d<\/p>\n

Quantum computing\u2019s potential to break contemporary encryption techniques has worried crypto proponents for some time. However, some believe that if quantum computers can break encryption, it will be a closely guarded secret. When asked if he thought a quantum computer could break Bitcoin\u2019s cryptography, Bitcoin evangelist Andreas Antonopoulos once said<\/a>, \u201cThe last thing they are going to use that on is Bitcoin.\u201d Antonopoulos added:<\/p>\n

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Cause the moment you use it on Bitcoin you announce to the world we have quantum cryptography that can break [the] elliptic curve \u2014 Guess what happens? Your nuclear rivals upgrade their cryptography very easily and try to implement quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Speaking with the FT, cryptography expert Bruce Schneier concluded that while the researchers\u2019 paper may turn out to be unfounded, the race for a quantum computer to break encryption is heating up. \u201cThe betting is, as in all these cases, breaking RSA won\u2019t work\u2014but someday that bet will be wrong,\u201d Schneier said.<\/p>\n

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What do you think about the reports about the Chinese researchers who have claimed success with breaking contemporary encryption techniques with a quantum computer? Let us know your thoughts about this subject in the comments section below.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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\nJamie Redman is the News Lead at Bitcoin.com News and a financial tech journalist living in Florida. Redman has been an active member of the cryptocurrency community since 2011. He has a passion for Bitcoin, open-source code, and decentralized applications. Since September 2015, Redman has written more than 6,000 articles for Bitcoin.com News about the disruptive protocols emerging today.

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