"Lack of scalability is enough for Cloudflare to disqualify Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) outright: if a technology can’t bring security to the whole Internet, we’re not going to spend much time... "Lack of scalability is enough for Cloudflare to disqualify Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) outright: if a technology can’t bring security to the whole Internet, we’re not going to spend much time on i...

Interestingly, all the pushback against this post seems to be on... LinkedIN. www.linkedin.com/posts/baswes...

20.09.2025 08:12 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

You don’t need quantum hardware for post-quantum security Post-quantum cryptography protects against quantum threats using today’s hardware. Quantum tech like QKD may sound appealing, but it isn’t necessary or sufficient to secure organizations.

"Lack of scalability is enough for us to disqualify QKD outright: if a technology can’t bring security to the whole Internet, we’re not going to spend much time on it."

Quantum Key Distribution (as opposed to post-quantum cryptography) has many problems, but this succinctly captures the core issue.

19.09.2025 13:58 — 👍 30    🔁 4    💬 2    📌 1