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CAS-005 · Question #50

Which of the following is the main reason quantum computing advancements are leading companies and countries to deploy new encryption algorithms?

The correct answer is A. Encryption systems based on large prime numbers will be vulnerable to exploitation. Quantum computing threatens traditional encryption methods, especially those based on large prime number factorization (e.g., RSA), because quantum algorithms like Shor's algorithm can break them efficiently. This drives the need for post-quantum cryptography.

Submitted by carlos_mx· Mar 6, 2026Security Architecture

Question

Which of the following is the main reason quantum computing advancements are leading companies and countries to deploy new encryption algorithms?

Options

  • AEncryption systems based on large prime numbers will be vulnerable to exploitation
  • BZero Trust security architectures will require homomorphic encryption.
  • CPerfect forward secrecy will prevent deployment of advanced firewall monitoring techniques
  • DQuantum computers will enable malicious actors to capture IP traffic in real time

How the community answered

(45 responses)
  • A
    80% (36)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    13% (6)
  • D
    4% (2)

Explanation

Quantum computing threatens traditional encryption methods, especially those based on large prime number factorization (e.g., RSA), because quantum algorithms like Shor's algorithm can break them efficiently. This drives the need for post-quantum cryptography.

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