Abstract: The problem of decoding random codes is a fundamental problem for code-based cryptography, including recent code-based candidates in the NIST post-quantum standardization process. In this ...

Abstract: We introduce a new quantum decoder based on a variant of the pretty good measurement, but defined via an alternative matrix quotient. We then use this novel ...

This India Today special report focuses on the high-voltage election campaign in Bihar, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Mahagathbandhan's Tejaswi Yadav vying for power. The report delves into ...

Usually, a story about hacking a coded message will have some computer element or, at least, a machine like an Enigma. But [Ruth Selman] recently posted a challenge asking if anyone could decrypt an ...