Apple is preparing for future threats to iMessage by introducing upgraded encryption for its messaging service by using quantum computers.
Think of it as state-of-the-art quantum security for messaging at scale, the company says, resulting in Apple’s messaging system being more secure against both current and future foes.
What is the protection?
Announced on Apple’s Security Research blog, the new iMessage protection is called PQ3 and promises the “strongest security properties of any at-scale messaging protocol in the world.”