Tell-Your-Boss Version: The “Key” Idea
Quantum cryptography is a topic where it’s easy to lose the plot with all the exchange of information taking place to transmit a single message. So before getting into the nitty-gritty details, you’ll look at the key insight that undergirds all of quantum cryptography. The intent is to get you to appreciate the quantum effects at play rather than making sure that all the auxiliary logic is properly connected up.
The central problem in cryptography is making sure that the sender and receiver have the necessary encryption and decryption keys before any message is communicated. With the keys in place, the sender encrypts the message and transmits it over a public channel, confident that only the receiver ...
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