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NIST finalises the first post-quantum cryptography standards
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NIST finalises the first post-quantum cryptography standards
Three standards provided encryption and digital-signature algorithms designed to resist future quantum attacks.
Post-quantum cryptography runs on conventional computers; it does not require a quantum machine. Standardisation acknowledged that cryptographic migration must begin before a sufficiently powerful quantum computer exists because replacing security infrastructure can take many years.
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