quantum-proof

English

Verb

quantum-proof (third-person singular simple present quantum-proofs, present participle quantum-proofing, simple past and past participle quantum-proofed)

1. To make quantum-resistant ("unable to be easily deciphered by a quantum computer").
   • 2019 October 20, “Quantum computers will break the encryption that protects the internet”, in The Economist‎^[1], London: The Economist Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-17:

     All this means that quantum-proofing the internet is shaping up to be an expensive, protracted and probably incomplete job.

   • 2022 November 2, David Mahdi, “How Enterprises Can Avoid Lasting Damage From The 'Quantum Apocalypse'”, in Forbes‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-12:

     Finally, enterprises should implement a migration path to begin quantum-proofing their existing technology and retiring technology not built to support post-quantum algorithms.

   • 2023 February 22, Tom Simonite, Sophia Chen, “The WIRED Guide to Quantum Computing”, in Wired‎^[3], San Francisco, C.A.: Condé Nast Publications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-03-18:

     The US National Institute of Standards and Technology is in the process of evaluating new encryption systems that could be rolled out to quantum-proof the internet.

Adjective

quantum-proof (comparative more quantum-proof, superlative most quantum-proof)

1. Synonym of quantum-resistant (“unable to be easily deciphered by a quantum computer”).
   • 2017 June 15, Daniel Oberhaus, “China's Quantum Satellite Sent Entangled Photons to Earth for the First Time”, in VICE‎^[4], archived from the original on 2022-09-22:

     Researchers and government intelligence agencies are scrambling to develop quantum-proof encryption techniques, but figuring out how to export these techniques to the uniquely hostile space environment has proven difficult.

   • 2019 October 31, Wayne Rash, “Quantum Computing Poses An Existential Security Threat, But Not Today”, in Forbes‎^[5], New York, N.Y.: Forbes Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2022-11-27:

     Quantum-proof encryption uses algorithms that cannot be cracked by any computer, regardless of how fast it is.

   • 2022 February 27, Frank Gardner, “What is the quantum apocalypse and should we be scared?”, in BBC News‎^[6], archived from the original on 2023-03-06:

     In the UK, all government data classified as "top secret" is already "post-quantum" - that is, using new forms of encryption which researchers hope will be quantum-proof.