Vulnerability of blockchain technologies to quantum attacks

Quantum computation represents a threat to many cryptographic protocols in operation today. It has been estimated that by 2035, there will exist a quantum computer capable of breaking the vital cryptographic scheme RSA2048. Blockchain technologies rely on cryptographic protocols for many of their es...

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Main Authors: Joseph J. Kearney, Carlos A. Perez-Delgado
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-07-01
Series:Array
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590005621000138