Part Three: The Attacks (Chapters 27-33)

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Lyrics

[Verse 1]
When RSA thinks it's safe and sound
Shor's algorithm comes around
Finding factors of the keys
Quantum power brings them to their knees
Period finding is the secret way
Exponential speedup saves the day

[Chorus]
Shor breaks the code, Grover finds fast
Oracle calls make searches last
Amplitude grows with every round
HNDL waits while keys are found
Mosca's clock is ticking down
Quantum attacks will own this town

[Verse 2]
Quantum Fourier Transform reveals
The hidden periods that it steals
From the function's repeating dance
Classical crypto doesn't stand a chance
Discrete logs fall just the same
When quantum processors play this game

[Chorus]
Shor breaks the code, Grover finds fast
Oracle calls make searches last
Amplitude grows with every round
HNDL waits while keys are found
Mosca's clock is ticking down
Quantum attacks will own this town

[Verse 3]
Grover searches through the space
Square root speedup sets the pace
Oracle function holds the key
Marking targets secretly
Database searches get the boost
When quantum parallelism is unleashed

[Bridge]
Amplitude amplification makes it strong
Rotating phases all along
Good states rise while bad ones fall
Quantum interference conquers all
Harvest now and store away
Decrypt later when quantum's here to stay

[Verse 4]
Mosca's theorem draws the line
When quantum computers will be fine
Break the crypto that we use
Cryptographic shelf life we will lose
Years times cost equals the sum
Before the quantum winter comes

[Final Chorus]
Shor breaks the code, Grover finds fast
Oracle calls make searches last
Amplitude grows with every round
HNDL waits while keys are found
Mosca's clock is ticking down
Quantum supremacy wears the crown

[Outro]
The attacks are here to stay
Classical crypto fades away
Quantum threats are not a game
Nothing will ever be the same

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