02990aam 2200517I 450 991070959690332120160926090653.0GOVPUB-C13-66f65bb634f7b9bd29d708a92c419dec(CKB)5470000002479027(OCoLC)958885692(EXLCZ)99547000000247902720160921d2016 ua 0engrdacontentrdamediardacarrierReport on post-quantum cryptography /Lily Chen; Stephen Jordan; Yi-Kai Liu; Dustin Moody; Rene Peralta; Ray Perlner; Daniel Smith-ToneGaithersburg, MD :U.S. Dept. of Commerce, National Institute of Standards and Technology,2016.1 online resource (15 pages) illustrations (black and white)NISTIR ;8105April 2016.Contributed record: Metadata reviewed, not verified. Some fields updated by batch processes.Title from PDF title page (viewed April 30, 2016).Includes bibliographical references.In recent years, there has been a substantial amount of research on quantum computers machines that exploit quantum mechanical phenomena to solve mathematical problems that are difficult or intractable for conventional computers. If large-scale quantum computers are ever built, they will be able to break many of the public-key cryptosystems currently in use. This would seriously compromise the confidentiality and integrity of digital communications on the Internet and elsewhere. The goal of post-quantum cryptography (also called quantum-resistant cryptography) is to develop cryptographic systems that are secure against both quantum and classical computers, and can interoperate with existing communications protocols and networks. This Internal Report shares the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) s current understanding about the status of quantum computing and post-quantum cryptography, and outlines NIST s initial plan to move forward in this space. The report also recognizes the challenge of moving to new cryptographic infrastructures and therefore emphasizes the need for agencies to focus on crypto agility.Public key cryptographyQuantum computingPublic key cryptography.Quantum computing.Chen Lily1396971Chen Lily1396971Jordan Stephen1396972Liu Yi-Kai1396973Moody Dustin1396974Peralta René1396975Perlner Ray1396976Smith-Tone Daniel1396977Information Technology Laboratory (National Institute of Standards and Technology)NBSNBSGPONBSBOOK9910709596903321Report on post-quantum cryptography3457995UNINA