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NIST Releases Draft Report on Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards for Public Comment

(November 12, 2024) The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released an initial public draft report on transitioning to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standards. This report describes NIST’s expected …

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NIST Releases Post-Quantum Encryption Standards

(August 13, 2024) The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has finalized its principal set of encryption algorithms designed to withstand cyberattacks from a quantum …

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Comments Requested on Three Draft FIPS for Post-Quantum Cryptography

(September 13, 2023) Last year, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) selected four algorithms designed to withstand attack by quantum computers. Now the agency has begun the process …

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