NIST finalizes guidance on algorithm class used in post-quantum cryptography for sharing confidential information

The National Institute of Standards and Technology has finalized a publication breaking down a class of post-quantum cryptography algorithms designed to securely share confidential information between two parties known as “key-encapsulation mechanism,” or a KEM.

“A key-encapsulation mechanism (KEM) is a set of algorithms that can be used by two parties under certain conditions to securely establish a shared secret key over a public channel. A shared secret key that is established using a KEM can then be used with...