How Unknowable Math Can Help Hide Secrets | Quanta Magazine
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A graduate student recently harnessed the complexity of mathematical proofs to create a powerful new tool in cryptography.
How Unknowable Math Can Help Hide Secrets | Quanta Magazine Home How Unknowable Math Can Help Hide Secrets Read Later Share Copied! Comments Read Later Read Later cryptography How Unknowable Math Can Help Hide Secrets By Ben Brubaker May 11, 2026 A graduate student recently harnessed the complexity of mathematical proofs to create a powerful new tool in cryptography. Read Later Kristina Armitage/ Quanta Magazine Introduction By Ben Brubaker Staff Writer May 11, 2026 View PDF/Print Mode computational complexity computer science cryptography foundations of mathematics mathematics proofs All topi
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