Google looks ahead: The encryption methods used today for the security of communications over the Internet will not be inaccessible forever. Strong quantum computers could break them very easily.
That's why Google is testing new cryptography methods that computers in the future may not be able to break.
The processing power offered by hypothetical future quantum computers could be enough to decrypt any current communication over the internet.network, Matt Braithwaite, a Google software engineer, said on the company's blog Thursday.
This could affect the Transport Layer Security (TLS) protocol used by many web pages.
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Regardless of when the fast quantum computers will be released, Google wants to be ready for the security risks that arise when they appear.
So the company has begun developing what it calls "post-quantum cryptography," and you'll be able to try it out using program tourς Chrome Canary.
The experiment will only cover a small fraction of links between the browser and Google servers that will use the new encryption algorithm.
In her test, Google uses an encryption algorithm called "New Hope" or "New Hope. ”However, the trial will only last two years, and Google hopes it can later replace the algorithm with something better.
"The post-quantum algorithm can prove to be fragile even with today's computers," Braithwaite wrote. "Alternatively, if the post-quantum algorithm proves to be secure, then it will be able to protect connections even from future, quantum computers."
Chrome Canary users will be able to see if the post-quantum algorithm is being used by the browser security control panel by searching for "CECPQ1" in the key exchange.
