PredictionPolicy & securityPending

US orders its most sensitive systems onto post-quantum encryption by 2030

Due Dec 31, 2030

A June 2026 executive order requires US federal agencies to move all high-value and high-impact systems to post-quantum cryptography for key establishment by December 31, 2030, and for digital signatures by December 31, 2031. Federal contractors must meet the matching standards by the end of 2030.

Predicted by

United States Government

Type

Government target

Said on

Jun 22, 2026

Original deadline

by December 31, 2030 (Dec 31, 2030)

Status

Pending

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Related

• US aims to move federal systems to quantum-resistant encryption by 2035 (due 2035)
• NSA wants network gear and code signing only quantum-resistant by 2030 (due 2030)
• NIST plans to drop RSA and elliptic-curve encryption from its standards by 2035 (due 2035)