Comment by bawolff
1 day ago
> Doesn’t mention anything about quantum there though
Because the book was written 2 years before it was discovered quantum computers had applications to cryptanalysis of RSA.
1 day ago
> Doesn’t mention anything about quantum there though
Because the book was written 2 years before it was discovered quantum computers had applications to cryptanalysis of RSA.
Sure, but my overall point was meant to refute this:
> But that's a miss, it's like one of those Neal Stephenson moments where the creator is using the right language […snip…] but they don't understand what's actually going on.
And to support the commenter who expressed surprise about that given Vernor Vinge is a mathematician. Clearly he does know what’s going on. And I think the fact you just posted supports this even more.
Anyways I have no horse in this race, haven’t read the book, just another internet pedant who saw something on HN that could be corrected.
For some context, I am guessing that people lower than the Transcend are uncertain about whether P=NP in the Transcend, which would make OTPs relevant.