Members can download this article in PDF format. The security of cryptographic applications critically relies on symmetric keys and private keys that are continually kept secret. The method used to ...

Once quantum computers become a commercial reality, they will change the ground rules for cryptography. Here's how quantum cryptography would work, and an explanation of the benefits and pitfalls of ...

Almost 20 years ago, Whit Diffie predicted that the public-key cryptography being widely used at the time would be strong enough for generations to come. In an article, "The First Ten Years of Public ...