• "There is a good chance that large quantum computers can be built within the next 20 years.  This would be a nightmare for IT security if there are no fully developed, implemented, and standardized post-quantum signature schemes."

    Prof. Johannes Buchmann, et al, “Post-Quantum Signatures”, Oct 2004, Technische Universität Darmstadt

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  • "Today’s systems must anticipate future attacks. Any comprehensive system – whether for authenticated communications, secure data storage, or electronic commerce – is likely to remain in use for five years or more. It must be able to withstand the future: smarter attackers, more computational power, and greater incentives to subvert a widespread system. There won’t be time to upgrade it in the field."

    Bruce Schneier, "Why Cryptography Is Harder Than It Looks", 1997
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  • Florence Luy asks the question: "Is the writing on the wall for 1024-bit (RSA) encryption?"
    Dutch mathematician Hendrik Willem Lenstra: "The answer to that question is an unqualified yes."

    Florence Luy, Hendrik Lenstra, “A mighty number falls”, 21 May 2007, École Polytechnicque Fédérale de Lausanne

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Home Resources Expert Opinions Information assurance quote: Robert Morris, Systems must be secure against insiders
quote: Robert Morris, Systems must be secure against insiders

It's not good enough to have a system where everyone (using the system) must be trusted, it must also be made robust against insiders!

Robert Morris, former Chief Scientist of the US National Security Agency (NSA) National Computer Security Center, "Crypto '95 invited talks by R. Morris and A. Shamir", 1995
 

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