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Why quantum computers break this: Shor's algorithm

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What did Shor's algorithm (1994) prove could be solved efficiently on a quantum computer?

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What is Grover's algorithm's effect on symmetric ciphers and hash functions?

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Roughly how many logical (error-corrected) qubits are estimated to be needed to break RSA-2048 with Shor's algorithm?

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