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Breaking the old RSA requires more quantum computing horsepower than breaking newer ECC schemes. So although ECC is far more resistant to current attacks, it is less resistant to quantum attacks. The NSA is just saying that you're better off staying with strong RSA security than you are investing tons into migrating to Suite B since you'll just have to migrate to whatever NIST has coming that is quantum-proof.



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