PredictionPolicy & securityPartly delivered
NIST to finalize standards for four post-quantum algorithms in about two years
Due 2024
When it selected four encryption algorithms designed to resist quantum computers in July 2022, NIST said they would become part of its post-quantum cryptography standard, expected to be finalized in about two years.
- Predicted by
- National Institute of Standards and Technology
- Type
- Government target
- Said on
- Jul 5, 2022
- Original deadline
- in about two years (2024)
- Status
- Partly delivered
Outcome
Aug 13, 2024: On August 13, 2024, NIST published final standards for three of the four algorithms (FIPS 203, 204 and 205). The fourth, FALCON, did not yet have a final standard; NIST said its draft was planned for late 2024.
Outcome sources
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NIST
NIST Releases First 3 Finalized Post-Quantum Encryption Standards
“NIST announced its selection of four algorithms — CRYSTALS-Kyber, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, Sphincs+ and FALCON — slated for standardization in 2022 and released draft versions of three of these standards in 2023. The fourth draft standard based on FALCON is planned for late 2024.”
Source
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NIST
NIST Announces First Four Quantum-Resistant Cryptographic Algorithms
“The four selected encryption algorithms will become part of NIST's post-quantum cryptographic standard, expected to be finalized in about two years.”
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