<p>The process NIST initiated in 2016 continues as it looks for
encryption algorithms that will be secure against the anticipated
arrival of practical quantum computing. In this update I report on the
first 4 Candidates to be Standardized, and the timeline for completion.
It is coming faster than you may have realized.</p>
<h2 id="links">Links:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://miracl.com/blog/backdoors-in-nist-elliptic-curves/"
class="uri">https://miracl.com/blog/backdoors-in-nist-elliptic-curves/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qubit"
class="uri">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qubit</a></li>
<li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security"
class="uri">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transport_Layer_Security</a></li>
<li><a href="https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/post-quantum-cryptography"
class="uri">https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/post-quantum-cryptography</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.zwilnik.com/security-and-privacy/encryption-and-quantum-computing/"
class="uri">https://www.zwilnik.com/security-and-privacy/encryption-and-quantum-computing/</a></li>
<li><a href="http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=2860"
class="uri">http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=2860</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.zwilnik.com/security-and-privacy/nists-quantum-cryptography-update-20200815/"
class="uri">https://www.zwilnik.com/security-and-privacy/nists-quantum-cryptography-update-20200815/</a></li>
<li><a href="http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3147"
class="uri">http://hackerpublicradio.org/eps.php?id=3147</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://csrc.nist.gov/News/2016/Post-Quantum-Cryptography-Proposed-Requirements"
class="uri">https://csrc.nist.gov/News/2016/Post-Quantum-Cryptography-Proposed-Requirements</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/post-quantum-cryptography/selected-algorithms-2022"
class="uri">https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/post-quantum-cryptography/selected-algorithms-2022</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/post-quantum-cryptography/round-4-submissions"
class="uri">https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/post-quantum-cryptography/round-4-submissions</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/pqc-dig-sig/standardization/call-for-proposals"
class="uri">https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/pqc-dig-sig/standardization/call-for-proposals</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/post-quantum-cryptography-qa-nists-matt-scholl"
class="uri">https://www.nist.gov/blogs/taking-measure/post-quantum-cryptography-qa-nists-matt-scholl</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://thehackernews.com/2022/07/nist-announces-first-four-quantum.html"
class="uri">https://thehackernews.com/2022/07/nist-announces-first-four-quantum.html</a></li>
<li><a href="https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/post-quantum-cryptography"
class="uri">https://csrc.nist.gov/Projects/post-quantum-cryptography</a></li>
<li><a
href="https://www.zwilnik.com/security-and-privacy/nist-quantum-cryptography-update-20221008/"
class="uri">https://www.zwilnik.com/security-and-privacy/nist-quantum-cryptography-update-20221008/</a></li>
</ul>
