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Inventors of Quantum Cryptography Win Turing Award

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Feed Name: Schneier on Security

Date Published: 2026-03-31

Date Updated: 2026-04-19

Author: Bruce Schneier

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Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard won the 2026 Turing Award for inventing quantum cryptography; the author notes the recognition while restating his view that quantum cryptography, though scientifically fascinating, provides little practical security advantage over existing cryptographic and system-level defenses.

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