[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Researchers claim quantum device performs 9, 000-year calculation in microseconds

[Steve Isenberg]

So this means that the security we've been feeling using complex passwords
may end soon.

According to the article, quantum computers solve a 9,000 year problem in
36 microseconds.  Amazing.
So it could conceivably solve a 9,000,000 year problem in 36 milliseconds
(36,000 microseconds) or a 250,000,000 year problem in a second.

>From (
https://vpnalert.com/resources/how-long-does-it-take-to-crack-a-password/)
it would take up to 46,000,000 years to crack a 15 character password using
numbers, upper and lower case letters using a conventional computer; with a
quantum computer this would be about 1/5 second.

>From (
https://www.komando.com/security-privacy/check-your-password-strength/783192/)
if you use a 18 character password with numbers, upper & lower case
letters, and symbols it would take a conventional computer up to
7,000,000,000,000 (7qd) years; a quantum computer would take up to 28,000
seconds, under 8 hours.

Regards,
-steve


On Thu, Jun 2, 2022 at 9:08 AM <palbin24 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Interesting overview of the current state of quantum computing
>
> https://www.theregister.com/2022/06/02/quantum_advantage_canada/
>
> Peter
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