[Lex Computer & Tech Group/LCTG] Sounds Like a Plan

[Jerome Slate]

Sooo,  yer sayin' if we borrow one of them quantum computer things for a 
coupla daze, we cud get all the block chain passwords, steal alla the 
tokens, and take off....
Costa Rica does not have an extradition treaty with the US government.
Hola, Puero Viejo !

Jerry Slate


On 6/2/2022 10:03 AM, Steve Isenberg wrote:
> 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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