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Published inJan 2019
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ISBN-139781789139396
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Koshik Raj
Koshik Raj
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Koshik Raj

Koshik Raj is an information security enthusiast who holds a master's degree in computer science and information security. He has a background of working with RSA, a network security company. He has also worked as a senior developer in CoWrks, Bengaluru. Koshik has been studying blockchain technology since he was introduced to Bitcoin while pursuing his master's. He is currently advising an educational start-up looking to implement blockchain technology in the education space. He is also setting up a blockchain incubation center for students and researchers in Bengaluru to aid mentorship and networking, and even the launching and marketing of their ideas.
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Threats of quantum computing

Quantum computing is an area of computing that deals with quantum theory. We know that every single outcome of any kind of computation is represented in 0s and 1s known as bits. Quantum computing, on the other hand, uses Qubits (quantum bits) instead of bits, that exhibits several states simultaneously rather than being mutually exclusive. This technological advancement could greatly influence performance in existing computing systems.

The performance benefits gained by quantum computing can be used to solve complex computing problems, including cryptographic algorithms that could only be broken by brute-force attacks. We are already aware that blockchain technology achieves most of the functionalities with the help of cryptographic primitives. Hashing and asymmetric cryptography are the main two primitives used in the blockchain technology, as discussed...

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Published in: Jan 2019Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781789139396

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Koshik Raj

Koshik Raj is an information security enthusiast who holds a master's degree in computer science and information security. He has a background of working with RSA, a network security company. He has also worked as a senior developer in CoWrks, Bengaluru. Koshik has been studying blockchain technology since he was introduced to Bitcoin while pursuing his master's. He is currently advising an educational start-up looking to implement blockchain technology in the education space. He is also setting up a blockchain incubation center for students and researchers in Bengaluru to aid mentorship and networking, and even the launching and marketing of their ideas.
Read more about Koshik Raj