UNHACKABLE INTERNET:
Internet, who doesn’t know about it. We all have been using it over a long time. And we might also be familiar with hacking over the internet. So we are using hackable internet. Devices, apps, servers etc. can be hacked within the network. Lots of hackers perform their tasks efficiently, they are attacking over people’s data since the internet we are using can be breached easily.
But the unhackable internet is on its way. It is one of the latest technologies that is based on quantum physics. An internet based on quantum physics will soon enable inherently secure communication. A team led by Stephanie Wehner, at Delft University of Technology, is building a network connecting four cities in the Netherlands entirely by means of quantum technology. Messages sent over this network will be unhackable.
Quantum Network
Quantum networks form an important element of quantum computing and quantum communication systems. Quantum networks facilitate the transmission of information in the form of quantum bits, also called qubits, between physically separated quantum processors.
In the last few years, scientists have learned to transmit pairs of photons across fiber-optic cables in a way that absolutely protects the information encoded in them.
The technology relies on a quantum behavior of atomic particles called entanglement. Entangled photons can’t be covertly(secretly) read without disrupting their content.
This is definitely a long-term plan that will require new kinds of engineering and technology. The repeaters required for this unhackable internet are currently in design at Delft and elsewhere. The first should be completed in the next five to six years, says Wehner, with a global quantum network following by the end of the decade.
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