Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Quantum Cryptography: Privacy Through Uncertainty

(Released October 2002)
by Salvatore Vittorio

source: http://www.csa.com/discoveryguides/crypt/overview.php

The purpose of cryptography is to transmit information in such a way that access to it is restricted entirely to the intended recipient, even if the transmission itself is received by others. This science is of increasing importance with the advent of broadcast and network communication, such as electronic transactions, the Internet, e-mail, and cell phones, where sensitive monetary, business, political, and personal communications are transmitted over public channels. 

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