NIST details next steps for post-quantum cryptography efforts following release of draft standards

The National Institute of Standards and Technology is evaluating a second set of cryptographic algorithms for potential standardization to bolster encryption tools against quantum computers, while working to finalize its first round of standards for previously selected algorithms.

NIST put out three draft Federal Information Processing Standards publications for public comment Thursday, revealing for the first of time full details of the three post-quantum cryptographic algorithms that will eventually become requirements for replacing encryption tools in federal systems.

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