Cloudflare plans to issue quantum-safe TLS certificates
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Cloudflare said Tuesday it plans to issue quantum-proof TLS certificates, making it one of the first authorities to issue such certificates, which use a form of cryptography that is widely believed to withstand attacks from quantum computers.
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- DefencePost-quantum cryptographyNew encryption designed to stay secure once large quantum computers can break today's public-key algorithms.
- ProtocolTLS · Transport Layer SecurityThe encryption protocol behind HTTPS: it keeps traffic between two programs private and proves who the server is.
- ConceptCertificate authorityAn organisation trusted to vouch for a website's identity by signing its certificate.