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Ultrasecure Quantum Communications Over Thin Air

Posted by timothy on from the and-that-is-really-thin-air dept.

SlashDotIDOne writes "Well, given a hundred years at university and a few extra titles to my name, I'd be comfortable trying to summarize the article so don't take what I say at face value. Apparently British and German researchers have found a way to use quantum crypto through the air, thus allowing it to be used to communicate with satellites, etc. A very secure form since you know whether a message was intercepted, rather hard to tamper with ;). Courtesy India times and Google's new news service."

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  1. Ok.. by XyouthX · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    slashdotted before the first comment..

  2. Huh? by hatchet · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    What good is quantum cryptograhpy, if there's nothing to encrypt because you are simply "out of memory".

    Internal Application Error can kiss my shiny metal ass.

  3. This could be nice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The problem with today's wireless communication is that even if it's encrypted so that it's hard to crack with todays computers, it will be much easier in the future. So if you don't want your grand-children to know about your pr0n interests, don't use WLANs etc.

  4. j00r .519 5uX0r5 by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I had a goldfish once. I don't anymore. It spontaneously combusted. 4 hours in a microwave will do that.

    That ain't spontaneous, it's just plain old combustion. Dumbass.

  5. Re:It still can't be 100% secure, by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ?? Because I can...

  6. Re:Quantum Communication is NOT SECURE ! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Hmm.. no joo, siis mitä sä yrität jamppa selventää? Voisitko vähän tarkentaa tuota kirjoitustasi kiitos. Väität, että on olemassa fyysinen backdoor, jonka avulla hallituksen jäsenet voivat vakoilla meitä - eli ikäänkuin kyseessä olisi joku salajuoni. Oletkohan katsellut liikaa X-filesejä? Siltä minusta nyt tuntuu...

  7. Philip K Dick didn't write Blade Runner. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    As all pedants are doubtless aware.

  8. Re:In some ways it's solving the wrong problem by Sabalon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hmmm....Ogg no can tell if Zug using new encryption scheme or just no can write.

  9. Re:Setting the Agenda by Beautyon · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    This tells you about A5; the encryption used in GSM phones.

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