Due Today! NIST Request for Public Comments on Post-Quantum Cryptography Challenges Closes Today
It’s not too late, but today is the final day for public comments. This is our opportunity to help shape quantum security. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit
June 2. The Qubit Report is taking part in the call for comments by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for their recently posted draft document, Getting Ready for Post-Quantum Cryptography: Explore Challenges Associated with Adoption and Use of Post-Quantum Cryptographic Algorithms [PDF].
The eleven page draft strives to cover a wide swath of post-quantum cryptography’s discussion. Contents of the draft include cryptographic technologies, impacts of quantum computing on classical cryptography, and the challenges and planning needed to migrate our systems to the post-quantum cryptographic era.
For the near term, NIST is accepting comments for the draft through the end of June, 2020. NIST’s next step to address PQC and cryptographic systems migration is in the planning stages. NIST anticipates hosting a public workshop to discuss migration from legacy cryptography to PQC. The end product being the final version of this paper and a roadmap for system migration. Below are the abstract and announcement from NIST. Because Quantum is Coming. Qubit
+ Abstract: Cryptographic technologies are used throughout government and industry to authenticate the source and protect the confidentiality and integrity of information that we communicate and store. The paper describes the impact of quantum computing technology on classical cryptography, particularly on public-key cryptographic systems. This paper also introduces adoption challenges associated with post-quantum cryptography after the standardization process is completed. Planning requirements for migration to post-quantum cryptography are discussed. The paper concludes with NIST’s next steps for helping with the migration to post-quantum cryptography.
+ Announcement: NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) is initiating the development of practices to ease the migration from the current set of public-key cryptographic algorithms to replacement algorithms that are resistant to quantum computer-based attacks. This paper introduces adoption challenges associated with post-quantum cryptography after the standardization process is completed. Planning requirements for migration to post-quantum cryptography are discussed. The paper concludes with NIST’s next steps for helping with the migration to post-quantum cryptography.
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