Cloudflare emphasizes need for ‘agility’ in post-quantum cryptography migration

The National Institute of Standards and Technology should ensure organizations maintain cryptographic agility when undertaking efforts to implement new encryption algorithms that protect data against attacks enabled by quantum computers, according to cyber firm Cloudflare.

“We believe it is crucial that protocols for use on the Internet are designed with the flexibility to replace its underlying cryptographic primitives gradually and securely in case of compromise,” Cloudflare says in comments submitted to NIST on three sets of draft standards for algorithms...