Monday, November 3, 2008

Researchers crack McEliece encryption system

Eindhoven University of Technology Netherlands

TU/e researchers have managed to crack the code of the so-called McEliece encryption system. This system is a candidate for the security of Internet traffic in the age of the quantum computer -the predicted superfast computer of the future. Simultaneously with this feat, the scientists presented a new key.

http://w3.tue.nl/en/news/news_article/?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=7154&tx_ttnews[backPid]=361&cHash=9fc8386863

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