NIST is seeking public comments on three draft Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS) that aim to establish post-quantum cryptography standards. These standards are designed to protect against future quantum computer attacks that could compromise current cryptographic systems.
The three proposed standards, FIPS 203, 204, and 205, specify different cryptographic schemes derived from submissions to NIST’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Standardization Project. FIPS 203 focuses on a lattice-based key establishment scheme, while FIPS 204 and 205 cover lattice-based and hash-based digital signature schemes, respectively.
The public comment period for these drafts is open until November 22, 2023. Once finalized, these standards will provide long-term security against quantum computing threats and replace current NIST-approved cryptographic standards.
Keywords: Post-quantum, Cryptography, Key-encapsulation, Digital signatures, Quantum computers
