Quantum Computing

Q-Day: Is Your Data Safe?

By Alexander Pirker

CODE Magazine · 2026 - May/June

Updated Apr 15, 2026

Alex examines the urgent threat quantum computing poses to RSA, elliptic curve, and symmetric encryption—and why the clock is already ticking. Using Shor's and Grover's algorithms as a framework, the article makes the case for transitioning to quantum-resistant cryptography before Q-Day renders both current and historical encrypted data vulnerable.

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