SN 1034: Introduction to Zero-Knowledge Proofs - Taking Down Quantum Factorization

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Leo Laporte

Cyber Crime, Malware, Technology, Encryption, Steve Gibson, Security, Hacking, Twit, Spyware, Leo Laporte

4.6 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 July 2025

⏱️ 176 minutes

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Summary

A glorious takedown of quantum factorization.
Notepad++ signs its own code signing certificate.
Dennis Taylor has Bobiverse Book 6 on his lap.
Crypto/ATM machines flat out outlawed.
Signal vs WhatsApp: Encryption in flight and at rest.
A close look at browser fingerprinting metrics.
Rewriting interpreters in memory-safe languages.
An introduction to zero-knowledge proofs

Show Notes - https://www.grc.com/sn/SN-1034-Notes.pdf

Hosts: Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte

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0:00.0	It's time for security now. Steve Gibson is here. We've got a great show for you. First of all,
0:06.7	I am stunned, but it turns out all of this, all of this noise about how quantum computing is
0:12.8	zipping right along and quantum factorization is, is BS. Steve explains. He's also going to talk
0:20.7	about a new, the final, I think, volume of one of our favorite
0:24.5	sci-fi series.
0:26.0	And then an introduction to zero knowledge proofs.
0:29.1	This is going to be a fun one for your brain.
0:30.7	It's all coming up next on Security Now.
0:35.7	Podcasts you love.
0:37.0	From people you trust.
0:39.9	This is Twitter.
0:45.3	This is Security Now with Steve Gibson.
0:47.9	Episode 134, recorded Tuesday, July 15th, 2025.
0:53.6	Introduction to Zero Knowledge Proofs.
0:56.9	It's time for security now, the show where you,
1:01.1	dear, dear listener, get filled in on everything going wrong in technology.
1:07.1	What the hell is going on?
1:09.7	What could possibly go wrong with this man right here?
1:12.6	Mr. Steve Gibson, who is a font of knowledge without him, we would be wandering in the wilderness.
1:18.4	Thank you for being here, Steve, for all of us.
1:19.4	Happier than you are now, but still, maybe a little hungry.
1:22.8	You might not be so scared, but ignorance is not bliss.
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