Quantum Resistant Public Key Cryptography: A Survey

Published

April 14, 2009

Author(s)

Ray A. Perlner, David A. Cooper

Abstract

Public key cryptography is widely used to secure transactions over the Internet. However, advances in quantum computers threaten to undermine the security assumptions upon which currently used public key cryptographic algorithms are based. In this paper, we provide a survey of some of the public key cryptographic algorithms that have been developed that, while not currently in widespread use, are believed to be resistant to quantum computing based attacks and discuss some of the issues that protocol designers may need to consider if there is a need to deploy these algorithms at some point in the future.

Proceedings Title

IDtrust 2009

Conference Dates

April 14-16, 2009

Conference Location

Gaithersburg, MD

Conference Title

8th Symposium on Identity and Trust on the Internet (IDtrust 2009)

Pub Type

Conferences

Download Paper

https://doi.org/10.1145/1527017.1527028

Keywords

public key cryptography, quantum computing

Citation

Perlner, R. and Cooper, D. (2009), Quantum Resistant Public Key Cryptography: A Survey, IDtrust 2009, Gaithersburg, MD, [online], https://doi.org/10.1145/1527017.1527028 (Accessed April 17, 2024)