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RE: virus:Quantum Security Realised
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[Blunderov] Here comes the 21st Century.
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Quantum Security Realised
Posted by Tom Graham on 15 Sep 2004 - 23:52
Scientists at Harvard and Boston University with BBN Technologies have
succeeded in created a working quantum network. The technology is
especially useful for secure internet transactions.
It works by sending data in a way such that any attempt to alter the
information, or even monitor it, will result in the data ending up at
the destination un-mistakenly altered. Security administrators can thus
respond to the issue, and resolve the problem. Currently, the system is
working constantly on a three way network in Boston, thought to be the
first of its kind.
The project is funded with $4 million of investment from DARPA, who has
high hopes. BBN created the initial ARPANET which later became the
internet. Researchers hope that with more investment and research, the
technology could go main stream in the near future.
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RE: virus:Quantum Security Realised
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what does the quantum part of it mean? i keep hearing about this..but i really dont know what it means..
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RE: virus:Quantum Security Realised
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Mermaid
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 11:27 AM
<snip>what does the quantum part of it mean? i keep hearing about
this..but i really dont know what it means..</snip>
[Blunderov] Really Rhino and Walter's terrain... I think it has to do
with the fact that, at quantum levels, the very act of observation
changes the data. I suspect that this has something to do with 'the
fundamental interconnectedness of all things' which, amongst other
things, has great implications for law enforcement.
Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency
http://www.douglasadams.com/creations/0671746723.html
<snip>Dirk Gently is a private detective who is more interested in
telekinesis, quantum mechanics and lunch than fiddling around with
fingerprint powder, so his investigations tend to produce startling and
unexpected results. A simple search for a missing cat uncovers a
bewildered ghost, a secret time-traveller, and the devastating secret
that lies behind the whole human history and threatens to bring it to a
premature end. Sadly the cat dies. </snip>
[Blunderov] 'The fundamental interconnectedness of all things' is thrown
into further sharp relief in:
The Long, Dark Tea-time of the Soul
http://www.brainyencyclopedia.com/encyclopedia/t/th/the_long_dark_teatim
e_of_the_soul.html
<snip>When one of Dirk's clients, who had retained him on the bizarre
pretext that he was being stalked by a green-eyed monster with a scythe,
is unexpectedly murdered by a green-eyed monster with a scythe, Dirk
embarks on an investigation that involves exploding airport check-in
counters, the gods of Norse mythology, a sinister nursing home,
rhinophagic* eagles, the I Ching, and a God who sold his soul to a
lawyer. </snip>
* Apparently nothing whatever to do with the well known Virian. "Several
mites of the genus Rhinophagia infest the nasal cavities and sinuses of
nonhuman primates and may cause nasal polyps"
http://www.afip.org/vetpath/WSC/WSC94/94wsc11.htm
[Blunderov] Hope this helps.
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