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Projects Post-Quantum Cryptography

Post-Quantum Cryptography PQC

Publications

The following NIST-authored publications are directly related to this project.

Series & Number Title Status Released
CSWP 39upd1 Considerations for Achieving Crypto Agility: Strategies and Practices Final 06/29/2026
IR 8610 Status Report on the Second Round of the Additional Digital Signature Schemes for the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process Final 05/14/2026
SP 800-133 Rev. 3 Recommendation for Cryptographic Key Generation Draft 04/17/2026
SP 800-230 Additional SLH-DSA Parameter Sets for Limited Signature Use Cases Draft 04/13/2026
SP 800-227 Recommendations for Key-Encapsulation Mechanisms Final 09/18/2025
IR 8545 Status Report on the Fourth Round of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process Final 03/11/2025
IR 8547 Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards Draft 11/12/2024
IR 8528 Status Report on the First Round of the Additional Digital Signature Schemes for the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process Final 10/24/2024
FIPS 203 Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism Standard Final 08/13/2024
FIPS 204 Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard Final 08/13/2024
FIPS 205 Stateless Hash-Based Digital Signature Standard Final 08/13/2024
IR 8413 Status Report on the Third Round of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process Final 09/29/2022
IR 8309 Status Report on the Second Round of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process Final 07/22/2020
IR 8240 Status Report on the First Round of the NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Process Final 01/31/2019
IR 8105 Report on Post-Quantum Cryptography Final 04/28/2016

Contacts

PQC Crypto Technical Inquiries
[email protected]

Dr. Dustin Moody

Topics

Security and Privacy: post-quantum cryptography

Created January 03, 2017, Updated August 05, 2026