Finished at last
The work of an entire semester have finally come to fruition. I finished a lengthy research paper this evening for an English class at Utah Valley State College. I case you are interested, I thought I would publish it here for your enjoyment.
ABSTRACT:
The science of cryptography has existed in one form or another for centuries. There are many common implementations of cryptography in use today such as the HTTPS protocol on the Internet. All forms of data encryption and cryptography require a key in some form or another for use in encoding and decoding data. The inherent problem with any form of cryptography is the possibility that the key may be intercepted by an eavesdropper. In a recent breakthrough a technique called quantum cryptography has been shown to possibly guarantee the privacy of an encryption key during distribution using quantum mechanics. As quantum cryptography continues to evolve, it has potential to become the de facto standard for the transportation of confidential information.