Personal Project: I just finished writing a NIST-recommended post-quantum encryption algorithm in JavaScript from scratch. It uses lattice mathematics with hundreds of dimensions—fascinating stuff, but it's incredibly compute-intensive. Currently, it works with just one bit (0 or 1). The next step is to combine this new PQ encryption with traditional AES encryption. The goal is to make it highly efficient without compromising post-quantum security. I've also built a simple website named en.webcore.live (for educational purposes only) to test my custom encryption implementations. I'll add this encryption soon. For now, I won’t release any public app; that would be very irresponsible. I’ll wait for a trusted, audited library to implement this. Mark my words: encryption will be the most powerful tool in our arsenal against tyranny. https://video.nostr.build/61bb95475c0524d7921fa6c4374e72c6ab1a5de4f213b929a5410b4441b1c41a.mp4
ELI5 bruh
Encryption keeps our stuff safe, like our chats and online accounts. It's tough to crack with regular computers. But quantum computers, with their special powers (superposition), could break it. So, we need new kinds of encryption that are super hard for even quantum computers to crack. It's like changing the locks on our digital doors.
I see. When would we be at a point when quantum could break SHA256?
No one really knows. We might be just one breakthrough away. We already have Shor's algorithm, which can break those encryptions, though it currently works only on small numbers. In quantum computing, it's not even a computing issue; it's a memory issue especially for RSA. Most importantly, we can't wait for it. Adversaries can still store the encrypted data and just wait for the technology to decrypt it. So, we have to act as soon as possible.