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Cryptographer Matthew Green warns public key cryptography could be lost

Original: Matthew Green: "I think we might lose public key cryptography"

Cryptographer Matthew Green said he thinks "we might lose public key cryptography", the mathematical foundation securing most internet communications, from web traffic and messaging to payments. The stark warning from a respected Johns Hopkins researcher has drawn wide attention, with readers debating whether he is referring to quantum computing advances or other emerging threats to established encryption.

Why now: A prominent cryptographer's warning that core internet encryption could fail is alarming and timely given growing quantum computing concerns.

Matthew GreenJohns Hopkins Universitypublic key cryptography

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