Post-Quantum Cryptography Fundamentals

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[Verse 1]
Classical keys are crumbling fast, RSA's final breath
Shor's algorithm cuts through math like quantum scythe through death
Elliptic curves once fortress-strong now paper thin and weak
When qubits dance in superposed states, our secrets start to leak

[Chorus]
Post-quantum armor, shields for tomorrow's war
Lattice problems, hash functions at the core
When quantum dawn breaks through encryption's night
NIST algorithms keep our data sealed tight
Crystal structures, isogeny maze
Multivariate puzzles through the quantum haze

[Verse 2]
Discrete logs dissolve like sugar when quantum circuits hum
Integer factorization becomes a trivial sum
Timeline marches twenty-thirty, maybe sooner still
Cryptographically relevant machines will climb that hill

[Chorus]
Post-quantum armor, shields for tomorrow's war
Lattice problems, hash functions at the core
When quantum dawn breaks through encryption's night
NIST algorithms keep our data sealed tight
Crystal structures, isogeny maze
Multivariate puzzles through the quantum haze

[Bridge]
Learning with errors, shortest vector quest
Code-based McEliece puts Grover to test
Symmetric keys just double up their size
While public schemes need mathematical disguise

[Verse 3]
CRYSTALS-KYBER for encapsulation strength
CRYSTALS-DILITHIUM signatures at length
Falcon's compact, SPHINCS builds on hashes
Migration starts before the old world crashes

[Final Chorus]
Post-quantum armor, shields for tomorrow's war
Lattice problems, hash functions at the core
Hybrid solutions bridge the crypto divide
Till quantum-safe standards become our guide
Crystal structures, isogeny maze
Security rebuilt for quantum days

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