[Cryptography] NSA looking for quantum-computing resistant encryption. How will encryption be affected by quantum computing

[Erik Granger]

www.engadget.com/2015/08/30/nsa-quantum-resistant-encryption/

I read this article and as a non-expert in quantum computing, I'm wondering
what sort of impact quantum computing will have on our encryption. Will it
just make brute forcing easier, thus requiring certificates to have a
shorter shelf life? Or is it something more worrying? Less worrying?
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