Israeli researcher develops new laser crypto system
Jacob Scheuer of Tel Aviv University's School of Electrical Engineering has emerged from his smoke-filled lab with a laser based defence system designed to repel hackers.
The technology does not cut hackers in two, instead it uses existing fibre-optic and computer technology to protect communications security. According to Science Daily, Scheuer's method transmits binary lock-and-key information in the form of light pulses. This means that a shared key code can be unlocked by the sender and receiver and absolutely nobody else.
Apparently he is planning to show his findings off at the next Conference for Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO) in San Jose, California in May. Scheuer said his discovery could lead to a replacement for the cracked RSA encryption system.
