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Post-Quantum Cryptography PQC

Upcoming Events

Fifth PQC Standardization Conference
April 10, 2024 - April 12, 2024
REGISTER NOW Registration will close April 3.  No on-site registration. NIST plans to hold the 5th NIST PQC Standardization Conference from April 10-12, 2024, in Rockville, Maryland.  The purpose of the conference is to...

Past Events

Fourth PQC Standardization Conference
November 29, 2022 - December 1, 2022
At this conference, we will discuss various aspects of the candidate algorithms and obtain valuable feedback for informing decisions on standardization. NIST will invite the submission teams for both the selected algorithms,...
Third PQC Standardization Conference
June 7, 2021 - June 9, 2021
The NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process has entered the third phase, in which 7 third round finalists and eight alternate candidates are being considered for standardization. NIST held the third NIST PQC...
Second PQC Standardization Conference
August 22, 2019 - August 25, 2019
The NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process has entered the next phase, in which 26 second-round candidates are being considered for standardization. NIST plans to hold a second NIST PQC Standardization...
First PQC Standardization Conference
April 11, 2018 - April 13, 2018
NIST has initiated a process to solicit, evaluate, and standardize one or more quantum-resistant public-key cryptographic algorithms. The submission deadline of November 30, 2017 has passed. Please see the Round 1 Submissions...
Workshop on Cybersecurity in a Post-Quantum World
April 2, 2015 - April 3, 2015
Full Workshop Details The advent of practical quantum computing will break all commonly used public key cryptographic algorithms. In response, NIST is researching cryptographic algorithms for public key-based key agreement...
Created January 03, 2017, Updated March 26, 2024