Encryption Breakability Debate

Discussions center on the vulnerability of current encryption to being broken by AI, future technologies, or cryptanalysis, with skepticism about long-term cryptographic security.

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israrkhan Oct 28, 2016 View on HN

maybe another AI system do crypt-analysis and break it. and nobody will know how it was broken.

Xuzz Dec 25, 2010 View on HN

"Attacks on Lack of Cryptography"?

icebraining Mar 12, 2017 View on HN

Encryption can be broken, especially in the long run.

jfrunyon Jul 25, 2021 View on HN

Encryption can be (and in fact certainly will be, given enough time) broken.

kurtreed Nov 17, 2022 View on HN

The end of cryptography? Somehow I doubt it.

mattdeboard Jul 19, 2015 View on HN

The authorities will never crack your cipher

tdy721 Jun 3, 2016 View on HN

An addition, not a correction: But, like cryptography, it only works for as long as isn't broken and does not break.

Tichy Nov 13, 2009 View on HN

If you are so good that you can break current encryption, go for it :-)

mikeash Mar 19, 2012 View on HN

How do you know that mathematically-secure cryptography can actually exist?

solotronics Jun 12, 2017 View on HN

forgive my ignorance but doesn't this have applications for cryptography? if so this is potentially a huge deal.