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gov . Information Technology Laboratory Computer Security Resource Center Post-Quantum Cryptography Post-Quantum Cryptography PQC PQC Standardization Process Short URL: https://csrc. nist.
gov/pqc-standardization FIPS 203, FIPS 204, and FIPS 205 , which specify algorithms derived from CRYSTALS-Dilithium, CRYSTALS-KYBER , and SPHINCS + , were published August 13, 2024. FALCON was also selected and will be published in FIPS 206 (in development) . See NIST IR 8413, Status Report of the Third Round of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process .
HQC was selected for standardization on March 11, 2025. See NIST IR 8545, Status Report on the Fourth Round of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process .
Additional Digital Signature Schemes - Round 2 Submissions PQC License Summary & Excerpts Call for Proposals Announcement (information retained for historical purposes-call closed 11/30/2017) NIST has initiated a process to solicit, evaluate, and standardize one or more quantum-resistant public-key cryptographic algorithms.
Currently, public-key cryptographic algorithms are specified in FIPS 186-4, Digital Signature Standard , as well as special publications SP 800-56A Revision 2, Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key Establishment Schemes Using Discrete Logarithm Cryptography and SP 800-56B Revision 1, Recommendation for Pair-Wise Key-Establishment Schemes Using Integer Factorization Cryptography .
However, these algorithms are vulnerable to attacks from large-scale quantum computers (see NISTIR 8105, Report on Post Quantum Cryptography ).
It is intended that the new public-key cryptography standards will specify one or more additional unclassified, publicly disclosed digital signature, public-key encryption, and key-establishment algorithms that are available worldwide, and are capable of protecting sensitive government information well into the foreseeable future, including after the advent of quantum computers.
As a first step in this process, NIST solicited public comment on draft minimum acceptability requirements, submission requirements, and evaluation criteria for candidate algorithms. The comments received are posted, along with a summary of the changes made as a result of these comments.
The final submission requirements and the minimum acceptability requirements of a "complete and proper" candidate algorithm submission, as well as the evaluation criteria that will be used to appraise the candidate algorithms, can be found in section 4 of the Call for Proposals . Nominations for post-quantum candidate algorithms may now be submitted, up until the final deadline of November 30, 2017.
Complete instructions on how to submit a candidate package are posted in the Call for Proposals . PQC Standardization Process Minimum Acceptability Requirements RFC on Submission Requirements and Evaluation Criteria NIST extends its appreciation to all submitters and those providing public comments during the post-quantum algorithm evaluation process.
PQC Standardization Process Additional Digital Signature Schemes PQC Crypto Technical Inquiries post-quantum cryptography Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography | NCCoE Multi-Party Threshold Cryptography PQC Digital Signature Schemes PQC Standardization Process Additional Digital Signature Schemes PQC Crypto Technical Inquiries post-quantum cryptography Cryptographic Standards and Guidelines Migration to Post-Quantum Cryptography | NCCoE Multi-Party Threshold Cryptography PQC Digital Signature Schemes Created January 03, 2017 , Updated August 05, 2026
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