quantum hype

[Bill Stewart]

martin f krafft wrote:
> and the general hype about quantum cryptography, I am bugged by
> a question that I can't really solve. I understand the quantum
> theory and how it makes it impossible for two parties to read the
> same stream. However, what I don't understand is how that adds to
> security.

It's very much a question of threat model.
If anonymity and traffic analysis protection are essential
to your operations, a system that lets wiretappers
follow a piece of fiber to your co-conspirators
may not be the best security out there :-)




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