Post-Quantum Cryptography

• NIST = National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Standardizing one or more quantum-resistant public-key cryptographic algorithms

• For use on classical computers

• Must be resistant to classical and quantum computing attacks

• Third-round candidate algorithms include:
  • 9 public-key encryption and key-establishment algorithms

  • 6 algorithms for digital signatures

• "A wide range of mathematical ideas are represented by these algorithms... to hedge against the possibility that if someone breaks one, we could still use another."

• pqcrypto.org - Dan Bernstein's post-quantum cryptography resources

NIST Post-Quantum-Cryptography-Standardization

PQC Standardization Process: Third Round Candidate Announcement, July 22, 2020