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February 08, 2016, 11:33:09 PM
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Maybe some of you heard about Iota and its resistance to quantum computers. Here are some recent news - https://www.deepdotweb.com/2016/02/08/nsa-switches-to-quantum-resistant-cryptography/. A funny part:
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Can we trust that article on www.deepdotweb.com?
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February 09, 2016, 12:00:16 AM
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Quote from: Come-from-Beyond on February 08, 2016, 11:33:09 PM
Maybe some of you heard about Iota and its resistance to quantum computers. Here are some recent news - https://www.deepdotweb.com/2016/02/08/nsa-switches-to-quantum-resistant-cryptography/. A funny part:
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According the NSA, the following isn’t safe to use:
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SHA-256
Can we trust that article on www.deepdotweb.com?

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February 09, 2016, 04:48:51 AM
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Quote from: benthach on February 09, 2016, 12:00:16 AM
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Please speak for yourself.

That article posted by CfB makes IOTA infinitely more interesting. If IOTA's tangle works, it could well be the future of crypto.
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February 09, 2016, 08:55:37 AM
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Quote from: benthach on February 09, 2016, 12:00:16 AM
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What about SHA-256 part? Still not interesting for you?
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February 09, 2016, 09:30:29 AM
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Can you explain why Iota is quantum resistant? What is the difficulty set to?
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February 09, 2016, 12:20:18 PM
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Can you explain why Iota is quantum resistant? What is the difficulty set to?

Iota uses Winternitz signing which is quantum-immune. For the other part check 4.3 of http://188.138.57.93/tangle.pdf, please.
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February 09, 2016, 01:39:53 PM
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Quote from: monsterer on February 09, 2016, 09:30:29 AM
Can you explain why Iota is quantum resistant? What is the difficulty set to?

Iota uses Winternitz signing which is quantum-immune. For the other part check 4.3 of http://188.138.57.93/tangle.pdf, please.

Thanks.... Are you sticking with a fixed difficulty of 6561?
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February 09, 2016, 01:55:25 PM
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Thanks.... Are you sticking with a fixed difficulty of 6561?

No, we'll start with the "round" number of 19683. At every snapshot it will be changed from 1/3x to 3x depending on user PoW votes.
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February 09, 2016, 02:01:31 PM
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Thanks.... Are you sticking with a fixed difficulty of 6561?

No, we'll start with the "round" number of 19683. At every snapshot it will be changed from 1/3x to 3x depending on user PoW votes.

What do you do about spam? How many hashes (at that difficulty) per second can a desktop manage?
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February 09, 2016, 02:16:23 PM
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What do you do about spam? How many hashes (at that difficulty) per second can a desktop manage?

25 hashes per 1 MHz in average. Spam is welcome as long as it secures the tangle.
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