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🔐 NIST Releases Critical Roadmap for Post-Quantum Cryptography Transition NIST just dropped their Initial Public Draft (NIST IR 8547) outlining the transition to post-quantum cryptographic standards. Here are the key takeaways every cybersecurity professional needs to know: ⚠️ Critical Deadlines: 2030: Farewell to 112-bit security (looking at you, SHA-1) 2035: Complete phase-out of classical public key crypto 🤔 What caught my attention: NIST's pragmatic stance on hybrid approaches. This is huge for organizations planning their quantum-safe journey. 📅 Timeline Alert: - Target completion for federal systems: 2035 - Classical algorithms with 112-bit security: Deprecated after 2030 - All quantum-vulnerable algorithms: Disallowed after 2035 🔑 New Standards Introduced: - ML-KEM (CRYSTALS-Kyber): For key encapsulation - ML-DSA (CRYSTALS-Dilithium): For digital signatures - SLH-DSA (SPHINCS+): For stateless hash-based signatures ⚠️ Critical Considerations: - "Harvest now, decrypt later" threats make immediate action necessary - Hybrid solutions combining classical and post-quantum algorithms will be supported during transition - Symmetric cryptography (AES, SHA-2, SHA-3) remains relatively quantum-safe 🔄 Migration Strategy: 1. Priority focus on key establishment to protect against data harvesting 2. Flexible timelines based on specific use cases and risk profiles 3. Coordinated updates across protocols, libraries, and infrastructure 💡 Pro Tip: Organizations should start evaluating their cryptographic infrastructures now. The transition will take years, and waiting until quantum computers arrive will be too late. #Cybersecurity #QuantumComputing #Cryptography #InfoSec #TechNews #NIST #PostQuantum Thoughts? Let's discuss the implications for your organization's crypto-agility strategy! 🤔

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