RSA
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, RSA has been mentioned in one podcast episode on 3 Takeaways (Feb 2026). RSA is cited as an example of 'older forms of encryption' whose underlying hard problems are vulnerable to quantum attacks.
The RSA (Rivest–Shamir–Adleman) cryptosystem is a family of public-key cryptosystems, one of the oldest widely used for secure data transmission. The initialism "RSA" comes from the surnames of Ron Rivest, Adi Shamir and Leonard Adleman, who publicly described the algorithm in 1977. An equivalent system was developed secretly in 1973 at Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), the British signals intelligence agency, by the English mathematician Clifford Cocks. That system was declassified
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Feb 2026 on 3 Takeaways |
| Field | cryptography |
Who talks about RSA on podcasts?
RSA came up; the most recent mention was Feb 2026 on 3 Takeaways.
What is RSA mentioned alongside?
RSA is most often mentioned alongside Post-Quantum Cryptography, Quantum Computing and superposition.
Influence on: Post-Quantum Cryptography
Criticized by: Quantum Computing
Mentioned together: superposition, Quantum Mechanics, Schrödinger's Cat, Post-Quantum Cryptography, National Quantum Initiative Act, Georgia Hal, Lynn Toman, entanglement, Quantum Computing, Princeton