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the error-correcting capabilities necessary to solve the
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mathematical problems at sufficient scale, and it is not guaranteed
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that some version of Moore's law will apply to quantum
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computing. Building quantum computers that are large enough (in
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number of qubits) and sufficiently fault-tolerant to actually
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computing. Building quantum computers that have a sufficient number
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of qubits and are sufficiently fault-tolerant to actually
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present a threat to cryptography remains an engineering
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challenge. That said, the risk is viewed as being sufficiently
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large that steps need to be taken to prepare for the day when
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quantum computers *can* break most existing algorithms. It is worth
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quantum computers can break most existing algorithms. It is worth
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considering the possibility that some data that is well protected
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today could be stored for a decade or two and then decrypted by a
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future quantum computer, so even data produced today could be at
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*There is a general, if not universal, sense that at some point
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post-quantum cryptographic algorithms will be needed. While the
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timeframe is uncertain and the exact algorithms to be used may
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change, the requirement for *crypto-agility*—the ability to swap
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change, the requirement for crypto-agility—the ability to swap
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out one set of algorithms for another—is now well established.*
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3.4 Message Authentication

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