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The Digital Trust Imperative: The Impact of Quantum Computing on Digital Trust

A networked ball, illustrating quantum computing
Author: K. Brian Kelley, CISA, CDPSE, CSPO, MCSE, SECURITY+
Date Published: 1 November 2025
Read Time: 8 minutes
Related: Digital Trust Ecosystem Framework

Quantum computing, when fully realized, will break the cryptographical algorithms that underpin many of the security and identity mechanisms in the digital trust ecosystem. For instance, the encryption around Transport Layer Security (TLS) will be broken by quantum computing. We will have to implement new mechanisms to secure e-commerce...

 

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