U.S. Spy Agency Sets Requirements and Deadline for Adoption of Post-Quantum Cryptography
The Director of NSA is the National Manager for NSS and therefore issues guidance for NSS. The algorithms in CNSA 2.0 are an update to those in the currently required Commercial National Security Algorithm Suite (now referred to as CNSA 1.0) listed in CNSSP 15, Annex B (released in 2016). The CNSA 2.0 algorithms have been analyzed as secure against both classical and quantum computers, and they will eventually be required for NSS.
Suit Filed in D.C. Court Seeks Transparency Into U.S. NIST’s Post-Quantum Computing Algorithm Effort
Civil-rights firm Loevy & Loevy has now filed suit on [D. J. Bernstein’s] behalf in federal court, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, to force NIST to comply with the law.
Though the Timeline is Far Ahead, Encryption in the Face of the Challenge of Quantum Computing is Concerning
As quantum systems become more powerful, information security will also be affected and will force improved data security both on-premises and in the cloud.
Take it or Leave it: U.S. National Security Agency Gave Us the Questions They Asked Themselves, and the Answers They Gave Themselves
Quantum computers can, in principle, perform certain mathematical algorithms exponentially faster than a classical computer. In place of ordinary bits used by today’s computers, quantum computers use “qubits” that behave and interact according to the laws of quantum mechanics. This quantum physics-based behavior would enable a sufficiently large-scale quantum computer to perform specific mathematical calculations that would be infeasible for any conventional computer.
Tears for Fears? China Could Rule the World’s Quantum Technology
China could rule world’s technology, UK cyber spy chief says Read More… + In an unusually blunt speech, Jeremy Fleming, director of the GCHQ spy agency, said the West faced a battle for control of technologies such as artificial intelligence, synthetic biology and genetics. Fleming said China was “bringing all elements of state power to […]
U.S. NSS System Owner? Take Heed of These Four Steps Now to be Quantum Secure Before Quantum Arrives
Defending against the cryptographic risk posed by quantum computing Read More… + The National Security Agency is responsible for protecting NSS against quantum computing risks. In 2015, NSA published guidance highlighting the need to prepare for the advent of a quantum computer, and encouraging the development of post-quantum cryptographic algorithms. + The National Institute of […]
U.S. Developing ‘Qubit Collaboratory’ to Push the Edge of Qubit Technology
NSA’s Laboratory for Physical Sciences Announces First-Ever Qubit Collaboratory The quantum world hosts a rich variety of physics that could enable functionality far beyond what traditional technologies can achieve. By probing and manipulating phenomena that occur at the single particle scale, the emerging field of quantum information science (QIS) aims to create new forms of […]