Vikram Sharma: How quantum physics can make encryption stronger
維克蘭沙馬: 量子物理如何強化加密
Vikram Sharma uses quantum technology to strengthen cryptographic key management and encryption. Full bio
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of cyber attacks on the business world.
對商業世界的影響。
Yahoo, Home Depot and Target
以及目標百貨都遇到了資料外洩,
to ravage the world economy.
就足以毀滅世界經濟。
has not been immune, either.
at the US Office of Personnel Management.
發生嚴重的資料外洩。
and fingerprint data was compromised,
by state-sponsored hackers
outcomes in a number of countries.
在好幾個國家都發生過。
the compromise of a large amount of data
the national Parliament of Germany,
Democratic National Committee.
全國委員會電子郵件。
our democratic processes.
影響了我們的民主過程。
is becoming more powerful,
are becoming more vulnerable.
系統變得更脆弱。
is a new type of computing technology,
properties of nature
in computational power.
many of the encryption systems
our digital survival gear
data apocalypse?
資料世界末日嗎?
until it's put to practical applications.
in the field of encryption.
a particularly exciting time
that don't exist in nature,
the fundamental laws of physics
and labs around the world, including mine,
和實驗室,包括我的在內,
for practical applications.
以做實際應用。
to fight quantum with quantum.
of the world of encryption.
to send your friend, James Bond,
給朋友詹姆士龐德,
we're going to use an advanced briefcase.
我們要用進階的公事包。
in the documents to random numbers.
轉換成隨機數字。
close the lock --
get converted to random numbers --
you call him to give him the code.
你打電話給他,把密碼給他。
he enters the code,
an encoded message to James Bond.
傳給詹姆士龐德了。
three things important for encryption.
描述出了加密的三項重點。
an encryption key.
the code for the combination lock.
給他密碼鎖的密碼。
securely to the right place.
and decodes the document.
the text in the documents
it's very difficult to unscramble.
將文件恢復原狀。
the briefcase and cut it open
公事包並把它割開,
and the encryption algorithm,
to read the documents.
than a bunch of random numbers.
一堆隨機數字而已。
on a secure method for key exchange
一種安全方法來交換金鑰,
to the right place.
in computational power
of the key exchange methods we have today.
金鑰交換方法變得有風險。
widely used systems today -- RSA.
廣為使用的系統 RSA。
40 quadrillion years
(1000 的五次方)
more and more powerful,
2048 或 4096 位元。
are engaged in an ongoing battle
和破解密碼的人在進行一場戰爭,
in the next 10 to 15 years,
十到十五年間問世時,
crack the complex mathematics
背後的複雜數學。
of our encryption systems today.
to turn our present security castle
把我們目前的安全城堡
to defend our castle.
來防守我們的城堡。
body of research in recent years
to make encryption stronger.
some exciting breakthroughs.
important for encryption --
and a strong algorithm?
以及強大的演算法。
three elements at risk.
building blocks of encryption keys.
generated from software,
一系列隨機數字,
or a mathematical recipe
所產生出來的數字,
pattern to them.
the less entropy they contain,
它們所含的熵越少,
have been victims of a creative attack.
一項創意攻擊的受害者。
was recorded over a period of time
做了一段時間的記錄,
the pseudo-random number generator
to predict the spins of the wheels,
且正確率很高,
is essential for secure encryption.
真正的隨機數字是很重要的。
at building true random number generators.
真實隨機數字的產生器。
are either not random enough,
若不是不夠隨機、不夠快,
of this intrinsic randomness.
是合理的做法。
of random numbers at high speed.
would-be casino criminals.
and companies around the world
true random number generators.
random number generator
量子隨機數字產生器
by one meter optic table.
1 公尺寬的光學桌子上。
to a server-size box.
伺服器大小的盒子。
that plugs into a standard computer.
可以插入標準電腦。
true random number generator.
真實隨機數字產生器。
a billion random numbers per second.
產生出十億個隨機數字。
and government agencies
雲端服務提供者、銀行,
random number generator,
big cyber threat:
will not stand up to a quantum computer.
對付不了量子電腦。
counterintuitive characteristic
at a quantum particle changes it.
of how this works.
for the lock with James Bond.
to give James the code,
給詹姆士去告訴他密碼,
on a laser to carry the code
來攜帶這個密碼,
optic fiber to James.
is trying to hack the exchange.
the quantum keys while in transit
量子金鑰傳輸的時候,
that James and you can detect.
和你可以偵測得到。
to be discarded.
廢除被攔劫的金鑰。
very strong data protection.
on the fundamental laws of physics,
any future supercomputer
with leading universities
of security products.
is heralding a hyperconnected era
connected devices forecast by 2020.
250~300 億個連結的裝置。
of our society in an IoT world,
讓社會能正確地運作,
these connected devices is vital.
支撐系統之信任至關重要。
will be essential in providing this trust,
將會是提供這種信任的關鍵,
from the amazing innovations
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Vikram Sharma - Encryption expertVikram Sharma uses quantum technology to strengthen cryptographic key management and encryption.
Why you should listen
Vikram Sharma is the founder and CEO of Canberra- based QuintessenceLabs, or Q-Labs, which uses quantum technology to strengthen cryptographic key management and encryption, an urgent need in this era of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks. One of Westpac’s high-potential Businesses of Tomorrow, Q-Labs uses the world’s fastest random-number generator to create the strongest possible encryption keys, and integrates them into advanced key management and encryption capabilities, protecting banks, governments, and other security-aware enterprises around the globe.
Previously, Sharma founded two successful information-technology start-ups. He holds a Master of Science in Computer Science and a Doctorate in Quantum Physics from ANU, as well as a Master of Science in Management (Sloan Fellow) from Stanford University. He received the Pearcey State Award for Entrepreneurship in 2013.
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