Can't we just close this thread and re-open it once the Majorana Fermion particle has been fully studied and quantum computing has been released to the public? Cause by then we will be able to crack any of the current passwords in seconds. What now takes 150,000 years, will take seconds.
What is Majorana Fermion particle and how is it related to file password cracking? There is nothing bad in learning some new skill or ideas here. Kindly share while we wait for the OP.
For sure!
Scientists have reportedly uncovered a new particle that might make quantum computing possible - Majorana Fermion - A mysterious particle that has confused scientists for 80 years. In 1937, Italian physicist Ettore Majorana predicted that a single, stable particle could be both, matter and antimatter, Majorana Fermion is believed to be that particle.
One day, Majorana Fermion could be harnessed to make computers fast as hell, and execute previously impossible functions... If we have a subject that needs calculation, the classical calculation will take 150,000 years, whereas the quantum computing will finish the calculation within one second.
Because,
a classical computer performs operations using classical bits, either 0 or 1. But a quantum computer uses qubits, which can be both 0 and 1 at the same time. Quantum computing's capability is a million times of our current supercomputers.
Therefore, cracking a Rar file password would take many years with our current technology, but quantum computers running on Majorana Fermion, could crack those passwords in seconds. You see?