Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards: State of Play

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Publish Date: 14 Jan 2025

Code: AN-5851

Research Type: Report

Pages: 12

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Actionable Benefits

Actionable Benefits

Determine a timeline for the integration of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standards.
Optimize Post-Quantum (PQ) migration strategies.
Identify which PQC algorithms are likely to be advanced by various countries.

Research Highlights

Research Highlights

National recommendations on PQC algorithms standardization and adoption.
Timeline expectations for readiness of PQC standards for Key Encapsulation Mechanisms (KEM) and digital signatures.
Primary private sector participants in PQC standardization processes at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).

Critical Questions Answered

Critical Questions Answered

Which primitives are being standardized for PQC?
What are the national/regional policies regarding PQC standard implementation?
What are the key standardization bodies for PQC protocol development?

Who Should Read This?

Who Should Read This?

Product managers in technologies that incorporate cryptographic primitives (Virtual Private Networks (VPNs), Public Key Infrastructure (PKI), secure hardware, secure communications, Identity and Access Management (IAM), data security, etc.).
PQC silicon Intellectual Property (IP) and cryptographic library developers to adapt product roadmaps and understand demands for specific algorithms.
Decision makers within governments and regulatory bodies responsible for national cybersecurity strategies and policy development.

Table of Contents

1. KEY FINDINGS

2. KEY FORECASTS

2.1. KEY ENCAPSULATION/ENCRYPTION

2.2. SIGNATURES

3. KEY COMPANIES AND ECOSYSTEMS

4. THE IMPACT OF U.S. NIST & NSA GUIDANCE ON PQC STANDARDS ADOPTION

5. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PQC VENDORS