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NIST’s Post-Quantum Signature On-Ramp Process: Round 1 Overview and Insights

Chris Leonardi
Apr 03, 2024

We will soon get an update from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) about its latest efforts to select and standardize quantum-safe signature schemes. While the end of the first round of this process has not yet been announced, NIST has indicated that it will happen sometime after the Fifth NIST PQC Standardization Conference, being held April 10-12, 2024. With this in mind, we wanted to summarize the submitted signature schemes to date and share our opinions on some of the candidates.

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How to Start Readying Your IT Ecosystem for Quantum Now

Alex Truskovsky
Jun 16, 2020

Quantum computers will deliver tremendous benefits, but they will also be able to break the cryptography underlying public key infrastructure (PKI). Quantum computing will be able to solve very specific…

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Transforming PKI Migrations: Unlocking the Power of Crypto-Agility with Quantum-Safe Multiple Algorithm Certificates

Alex Truskovsky
Apr 12, 2018

Crypto-agility is the key to cost-effectively migrate information and communication technology (ICT) systems from legacy to quantum-safe systems. By using our unique dual algorithm approach to certificates,…

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ISARA Radiate™ Security Solution Suite 1.4 Brings XMSS to Complete its Offering of Stateful Hash-Based Signatures for Quantum-Safe Roots of Trust

Alex Truskovsky
Mar 27, 2018

With the latest release of the ISARA Radiate™ Security Solution Suite, we’ve added stateful hash-based signatures, specifically eXtended Merkle Signature Scheme (XMSS), to the cryptographic library. With…

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Do You Know About Quantum’s Threat to OTA Software Updates?

Alex Truskovsky
Oct 17, 2017

Today, remotely updating a device’s software - such as a connected car or smartphone - is easy and cost-effective. There’s no need to physically return the device to the manufacturer, which happily saves…

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