Cryptographer Matthew Green: losing public-key crypto means weaker standards, not doom
matthew_d_green · x · 2026-10-09
Cryptographer Matthew Green explains what "losing public-key encryption" actually means: not the end of cryptography or living in Minicrypt, but imminent cryptanalytic results substantially improving attacks on standardized schemes. Schemes previously considered "good enough" at 128-bit security may in reality offer only 96- or 108-bit security.
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