Chip makers develop protection against quantum computers
With their enormous computing capacity, the systems could also crack complex encryption in the future.
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Munich Place the ID card on the reader and take a quick look at the camera: the barrier opens after a few seconds. Automated passport control has been standard at many airports worldwide for years.
So that comfortable travel is also possible in the future, the chip manufacturer Infineon recently presented a special pass with partners. Its chips are equipped with a quantum-secure encryption process, so they offer protection against attacks by quantum computers.
It’s a world first – and sends a little goosebumps down your spine. The chip is a glimpse into the future: Quantum computers are still in the development stage, but their computing capacities could one day make supercomputers look like toys. It could be “in six months or just six years,” says Vivek Mahajan, CTO of the IT group Fujitsu.
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