87. Encryption & Quantum Computing | THUNK

4,550 views · Published 9 March 2016 · 8:41 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: THUNK · 2016 · Education

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The FBI is asking Apple to help them crack an iPhone's encryption, but that's not the whole story. Learn how encryption & code signing work, & how quantum computers might pose a threat to both!

-Links for the Curious-

Physics Girl video on quantum cryptography, using quantum physics to *improve* encryption - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UiJiXNEm-Go

A fantastic Computerphile video on public key cryptography - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSIDS_lvRv4

Apple's code signing overview - https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Security/Conceptual/CodeSigningGuide/Introduction/Introduction.html

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