Apple's cybersecurity team says it has reached a major milestone in developing its latest end-to-end encrypted messaging technology.
Starting with Apple's upcoming updates, including iOS 17.4, iPadOS 17.4, macOS 14.4, and watchOS 10.4, Apple will add a new encryption protocol called PQ3 to the iMessage app, which is said to target "sophisticated quantum cryptography." Computer attacks » ensure stronger encryption. .
These attacks do not currently pose a widespread threat, but Apple is preparing for the future as a number of influential groups work to dismantle current encryption standards and various security layers for the iMessage application, which relies on very powerful computers.
It should be noted that quantum computing is a computer system that uses the principles of quantum physics to perform calculations. These systems rely on qubits rather than traditional bits, allowing calculations to be performed faster and with greater computing power. For traditional computers.
Computers based on quantum computing are used to solve complex problems in areas such as biochemistry and improve financial systems, and can also be used to carry out complex cyberattacks.
It is possible that these attacks could occur as early as the end of this decade, but there is a consensus that we need to start building defenses against them much earlier.
Apple said on its official website that the PQ3 protocol is the first messaging protocol to achieve what the company calls “Security Level 3,” surpassing all protection protocols used in all other widely used messaging applications.
Apple added that once quantum computing becomes a real attack tool, hackers can save all the encrypted data obtained so far in the hope that they will be able to decrypt it within a few years.