Shor's Algorithm in Plain English: How Quantum Breaks RSA and Why Post Quantum Cryptography Replaces It

Shor's Algorithm in Plain English: How Quantum Breaks RSA and Why Post Quantum Cryptography Replaces It Category : Education Shor's Algorithm in Plain English: How Quantum Breaks RSA and Why Post Quantum Cryptography Replaces It 11 min read The One Paragraph Version Shor's algorithm is a quantum program, written in 1994 by mathematician Peter W. Shor, that can factor large numbers and solve discrete logarithms exponentially faster than any known classical algorithm. RSA, Diffie-Hellman, and Elli