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Cryptography Standards in Quantum Time - New wine in old wineskin?

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Author(s)

Lidong Chen

Abstract

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) of the U.S. Government announced a call for proposals for quantum-resistant public-key cryptographic algorithms on December 15, 2016. The scope of the call covers all public-key cryptographic primitives currently standardized by NIST, which are public-key encryption, key agreement, and digital signatures schemes. The submission deadline is November 30, 2017.
Citation
IEEE Security & Privacy
Volume
15
Issue
4

Keywords

cryptography, public-key cryptography, post-quantum standardization, standardization

Citation

Chen, L. (2017), Cryptography Standards in Quantum Time - New wine in old wineskin?, IEEE Security & Privacy, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/MSP.2017.3151339 (Accessed October 14, 2025)

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Created August 17, 2017, Updated November 10, 2018
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