PredictionPolicy & securityPending
NSA requires new national security purchases to be quantum-resistant from 2027
Due Jan 1, 2027
The NSA says that from January 1, 2027, all new equipment and services bought for US national security systems must comply with CNSA 2.0, its suite of post-quantum (quantum-resistant) encryption algorithms, unless an exception is noted.
- Predicted by
- US National Security Agency
- Type
- Government target
- Said on
- Dec 2024
- Original deadline
- by January 1, 2027 (Jan 1, 2027)
- Status
- Pending
Related
- NSA wants network gear and code signing only quantum-resistant by 2030 (due 2030)
- NSA makes quantum-resistant encryption mandatory for its systems by 2031 (due Dec 31, 2031)
- NSA wants browsers, cloud and operating systems quantum-resistant by 2033 (due 2033)
- US aims to move federal systems to quantum-resistant encryption by 2035 (due 2035)
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