GitHub has announced it's adding hybrid post-quantum SSH key exchange to boost security for Git data in transit against quantum attacks. HTTPS users, as well as US-region Enterprise Cloud customers, are not affected by this change.
The threat model is that all communication is recorded and will be decrypted once the technology becomes available. The question then becomes for how long you want your data to be secure. If its for example 40 years, you need to chose an algorithm today that is still secure in 40 years.
The threat model is that all communication is recorded and will be decrypted once the technology becomes available. The question then becomes for how long you want your data to be secure. If its for example 40 years, you need to chose an algorithm today that is still secure in 40 years.
Would you like to know more?: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvest_now,_decrypt_later