Recent developments in Quantum Cryptography could usher in a new era for encryption technology and the recent news that China has became one of the first governments to adopt a quantum encrypted network is perhaps an example that we are about to see a new era of corporate security.

Quantum computing has remained in the realms of science fiction up until recently and due to advancements made by researchers quantum cryptography is now a real and effective safeguard for anyone with the funds to spend on such groundbreaking technology.

Quantum technology is a revolutionary concept that involves photons, quantum states, entanglement and countless other terms, which enable a cryptographic key to be generated by taking advantage of quantum entanglement and quantum indeterminacy to detect eavesdropping on  any communications.

Quantum cryptography is a fascinating revelation for governments and large corporations, but the truth is that it is neither economical nor realistic for smaller organizations to implement. The costs required and more importantly, the expertise needed to implement such as system is beyond the scope of most security analysts.

In truth, quantum cryptography still relies on existing encryption algorithms, as the quantum cryptography is merely a way to negotiate a highly secure key for use in encryption.  Quantum cryptography does provide a highly secure private key, but it still relies on existing cryptographic techniques.  So smaller corporations that feel left out, are not actually missing a great deal if they have an adequate encryption package, which utilizes the highly successful Diffie-Hellmann key exchange system.

Gold Lock Enterprise is an example of successful Diffie-Hellmann implementation in conjunction with ECIC encryption.