ONCD explores procurement needs for ‘cryptographic agility’ amid migration to post-quantum encryption

The Office of the National Cyber Director is plotting a course for federal procurement requirements to address a need for encryption solutions to have built-in flexibility to use a range of cryptographic algorithms amid the government’s migration to post-quantum cryptography, according to ONCD federal cyber lead Phil Stupak.

“We are going to have to get to a policy” in the Federal Acquisition Regulation to encourage agencies to seek out cryptographic agility in their network solutions, Stupak told Inside Cybersecurity following...