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Post-Quantum Cryptography PQC

Selected Algorithms 2022

Official comments on the Selected Algorithms should be submitted using the "Submit Comment" link for the appropriate algorithm. Comments from the  pqc-forum Google group subscribers will also be forwarded to the pqc-forum Google group list. We will periodically post and update the comments received to the appropriate algorithm.

All relevant comments will be posted in their entirety and should not include PII information in the body of the email message.

Please refrain from using OFFICIAL COMMENT to ask administrative questions, which should be sent to pqc-comments@nist.gov


History of Selected Algorithms Updates

Selected Algorithms: Public-key Encryption and Key-establishment Algorithms

Algorithm Algorithm Information Submitters Comments

CRYSTALS-KYBER

PQC License Summary 
& Excerpts

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IP Statements

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Peter Schwabe
Roberto Avanzi
Joppe Bos
Leo Ducas
Eike Kiltz
Tancrede Lepoint
Vadim Lyubashevsky
John M. Schanck
Gregor Seiler
Damien Stehle
Jintai Ding

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Selected Algorithms: Digital Signature Algorithms

Algorithm Algorithm Information Submitters Comments
CRYSTALS-DILITHIUM

Zip File (11MB)
IP Statements

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Vadim Lyubashevsky
Leo Ducas
Eike Kiltz
Tancrede Lepoint
Peter Schwabe
Gregor Seiler
Damien Stehle
Shi Bai
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FALCON

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IP Statements

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Thomas Prest
Pierre-Alain Fouque
Jeffrey Hoffstein
Paul Kirchner
Vadim Lyubashevsky
Thomas Pornin
Thomas Ricosset
Gregor Seiler
William Whyte
Zhenfei Zhang

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SPHINCS+

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IP Statements

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Andreas Hulsing
Daniel J. Bernstein
Christoph Dobraunig
Maria Eichlseder
Scott Fluhrer
Stefan-Lukas Gazdag
Panos Kampanakis
Stefan Kolbl
Tanja Lange
Martin M Lauridsen
Florian Mendel
Ruben Niederhagen
Christian Rechberger
Joost Rijneveld
Peter Schwabe
Jean-Philippe Aumasson
Bas Westerbaan
Ward Beullens

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Created January 03, 2017, Updated October 29, 2024