Post-Quantum Upgrade to the Signal Messaging Protocol

…PQShield published a white paper that lays out the quantum threat to secure end-to-end messaging and explains how post-quantum cryptography (PQC) can be added to the Signal secure messaging protocol to protect it from quantum attacks…

…There is a pressing need to build quantum-secure solutions that mimic the functionality and security guarantee of the Signal protocol’s existing key components…

…The company is offering to license its end-to-end encrypted messaging IP to the Signal Foundation pro bono – if/when they plan to upgrade their system – to support the non-profit behind the free encrypted messaging app, Signal, in its mission to make secure communication accessible to everyone…

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