# Quantum Cryptography

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## Timeline

- **2026**: Turing Award Recognition — The ACM awards the duo the highest honor in computing for their foundational work.
- **1989**: First Experimental Proof — The first successful demonstration of quantum key exchange over a short distance.
- **1984**: BB84 Protocol Published — Bennett and Brassard publish the first protocol for Quantum Key Distribution.

## Recent coverage (1 stories, network-wide)

### Turing Award Honors Quantum Cryptography Pioneers Amid Rising Security Risks
2026-03-18 09:55:20 · Sector: crypto · Sentiment: Strongly positive · Impact: 8/10 · Sources: 2

Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard have been awarded the 2026 Turing Award for their foundational work in quantum cryptography, specifically the BB84 protocol. Their research, which dates back to the 1980s, provides the theoretical framework for communication systems that are physically impossible to intercept without detection.
Full story: https://getcryptobrief.com/story/turing-award-quantum-cryptography-bennett-brassard

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