As a computing end user, I’ve been vaguely aware of quantum computing on the horizon, but haven’t been aware regarding its effect on us. To that end I decided to get a generalist’s understanding of how quantum computers would affect our security, and what’s happening right now in the industry to address these issues. I’m only vaguely aware that our SSH keys will need changing, and browsers will need to perform TLS differently, but without understanding the why and the ‘behind the...
