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Cryptographic Standards in a Post-Quantum Era

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Author(s)

Dustin Moody, Angela Robinson

Abstract

If large-scale quantum computers are ever built, they will compromise the security of many commonly used cryptographic algorithms. In response, the National Institute of Standards and Technology is in the process of standardizing new cryptographic algorithms to replace the vulnerable ones.
Citation
IEEE Security & Privacy
Volume
20
Issue
6

Keywords

cryptography, standards, algorithm design and analysis

Citation

Moody, D. and Robinson, A. (2022), Cryptographic Standards in a Post-Quantum Era, IEEE Security & Privacy, [online], https://doi.org/10.1109/MSEC.2022.3202589, https://tsapps.nist.gov/publication/get_pdf.cfm?pub_id=934896 (Accessed October 13, 2025)

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Created November 2, 2022, Updated December 14, 2022
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