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It depends on the algorithm you use to encrypt your data.

Only asymmetric cryptography is threatened. There is no realistic threat to symmetric encryption like AES.

If you are encrypting your cloud data with ed25519 or RSA, then yes, a quantum computer could theoretically someday crack them.


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Havoc12/10/2024

> Only asymmetric cryptography is threatened.

aka everything we use daily