A selection of the most important recent news and articles about the new NIST standards for post-quantum cryptography.
News, Articles, and Analyses
NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards | NIST
(Tuesday, August 13, 2024) “NIST is encouraging computer system administrators to begin transitioning to the new standards as soon as possible.”
White House to require post-quantum encryption plans from agencies
(Tuesday, August 13, 2024) “Agencies will need to begin implementing new post-quantum cryptographic standards in what’s expected to be a decade-long, $7 billion transition.”
IBM Key to New NIST Post-Quantum Crypto Standards – The Futurum Group
Authors: Dr. Bob Sutor and Krista Case
(Wednesday, August 14, 2024) “The US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued 3 new standards based on IBM algorithms for post-quantum encryption.”
NIST’s post-quantum cryptography standards are here – IBM Research
https://research.ibm.com/blog/nist-pqc-standards
(Tuesday, August 13, 2024) “NIST released FIPS publications for three quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms.”
NIST Formalizes World’s First Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards – Infosecurity Magazine
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/nist-quantum-cryptography-standards/
Author: James Coker
(Tuesday, August 13, 2024) “NIST has formalized three post-quantum cryptographic algorithms, with organizations urged to start the transition to quantum-secure encryption immediately”
Google Online Security Blog: Post-Quantum Cryptography: Standards and Progress
https://security.googleblog.com/2024/08/post-quantum-cryptography-standards.html
“Here’s a brief overview of what PQC is, how Google is using PQC, and how other organizations can adopt these new standards. ”
Post-Quantum Cryptography | CSRC
https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-quantum-cryptography
“FIPS 203, FIPS 204 and FIPS 205, which specify algorithms derived from CRYSTALS-Dilithium, CRYSTALS-KYBER and SPHINCS+, were published August 13, 2024. PQC Seminars Talks will Return in Fall 2024 4th Round KEMs…”
