Quantum Key Distribution: the bad idea that won't die...

[Perry E. Metzger]

Via /., I saw the following article on ever higher speed QKD:

http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2010-04/19/super-secure-data-encryption-gets-faster.aspx

Very interesting physics, but quite useless in the real world.

I wonder why it is that, in spite of almost universal disinterest in the
security community, quantum key distribution continues to be a subject
of active technological development.

Perry
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Perry E. Metzger		perry at piermont.com

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