FIPS Post Quantum Crypto standards approved
The U.S. Secretary of Commerce approved three FIPS standards for post-quantum cryptography, enhancing security against quantum computer attacks with new key establishment and digital signature schemes.
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The U.S. Secretary of Commerce has approved three Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) for post-quantum cryptography, aimed at enhancing security against potential quantum computer attacks. The approved standards include FIPS 203, which outlines the Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism Standard derived from the CRYSTALS-KYBER submission; FIPS 204, which specifies the Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard based on the CRYSTALS-Dilithium submission; and FIPS 205, which details the Stateless Hash-Based Digital Signature Standard derived from the SPHINCS+ submission. These standards provide key establishment and digital signature schemes that are designed to be resilient against future quantum threats, replacing current NIST-approved methods that rely on discrete logarithm and integer factorization cryptography. The development of these standards is part of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Project, which aims to ensure the security of cryptographic systems in the face of advancing quantum computing capabilities.
- Three new FIPS standards for post-quantum cryptography have been approved.
- FIPS 203 focuses on key encapsulation mechanisms, while FIPS 204 and 205 address digital signatures.
- The standards are designed to resist attacks from future quantum computers.
- These standards are derived from submissions to the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Project.
- Current cryptographic methods are being replaced to enhance security against quantum threats.
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