NIST releases three encryption standards to prepare for future quantum attacks
Three long-awaited standards from NIST are aimed at ensuring encrypted information stays encrypted in a future quantum age.| FedScoop
A key-encapsulation mechanism (KEM) is a set of algorithms that, under certain conditions, can be used by two parties to establish a shared secret key over a public channel. A shared secret key that is securely established using a KEM can then be used with symmetric-key cryptographic algorithms to perform basic tasks in secure communications, such as encryption and authentication. This standard specifies a key-encapsulation mechanism called ML-KEM. The security of ML-KEM is related to the com...| csrc.nist.gov
US President Joe Biden looks at a quantum computer as he tours the IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, New York, on October 6, 2022. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty Images). | FedScoop
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Three long-awaited standards from NIST are aimed at ensuring encrypted information stays encrypted in a future quantum age.| FedScoop
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Short URL: https://www.nist.gov/pqcrypto For a plain-language introduction to post-quantum cryptography, go to: What Is Post-Quantum Cryptography? The initial public draft of NIST SP 800-227, Recommendations for Key-Encapsulation Mechanisms, is now...| csrc.nist.gov
