Quantum Computing in Cybersecurity

18Quantum Computing Technological Design Along with Its Dark Side

Divyam Pithawa¹*, Sarthak Nahar¹, Vivek Bhardwaj², Romil Rawat³, Ruchi Dronawat⁴ and Anjali Rawat⁵

¹Department of Computer Science Engineering, Shri Vaishnav Vidyapeeth Vishwavidyalaya, Indore, India

²Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

³Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SVIIT, SVVV, Indore, India

⁴Computer Science and Engineering Department, Sagar Institute of Research and Technology, Bhopal, India

⁵Apostelle Overseas Education, Ujjain, India

Abstract

Quantum Computing (QC) addresses problems that are much too complex for traditional computers by using quantum physics. Paul Benioff, a physicist, coined the phrase “Quantum Computing” back in the 1980s. Since the invention of the term, we have come along a long way in the field of QC. In the 1980s, Benioff suggested a quantum mechanical model of the Turing machine. These days, QC is significantly more powerful than even the most powerful traditional supercomputer.

We never know what the future will bring for QC; it’s merely the beginning. Technology as a whole is neither good nor evil; how we use it is entirely up to us. The emerging field of quantum technology has the potential to disrupt a wide range of human activities. The dark side of it is that although it doesn’t now have the computing power to crack encryption keys, future versions may. The underpinnings of internet privacy and ...