Communication app Signal is preparing for post-quantum cryptography
Secure communication app Signal is preparing for post-quantum cryptography. The ambition is to roll out the protocol before it becomes necessary, but it still will take some time to be finalised.
In an interview for TIME magazine, Signal’s President Meredith Whittaker confirmed that the communication app is preparing for post-quantum cryptography. The company is investing in research to update the Signal protocol for quantum safe cryptography. The ambition is to roll out the protocol before it becomes necessary, but it still will take some time to be finalised.
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