Status report on the first round of the NIST post-quantum cryptography standardization process

Abstract

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Design and Analysis of a Public Key Infrastructure for SBAS Data Authentication

“…With the advent of quantum computing, ECDSA and other algorithms relying upon the discrete logarithm problem for security are at risk [15]. NIST is taking this threat seriously and is currently in the process of searching for asymmetric algorithms and protocols that are quantum resistant [16]. There are many different predictions for when quantum computing will be available at a scale capable of breaking today's cryptographic algorithms.…”

FPGA Implementation and Comparison of Protections Against SCAs for RLWE

“…Its goal is to select and standardize post-quantum solutions to replace RSA and ECC. The second round started in January 2019, it includes 17 public-key encryption (PKE) submissions [1], and 9 of them are based on lattice problems.…”

Design and analysis of a public key infrastructure for SBAS data authentication

“…With the advent of quantum computing, ECDSA and other algorithms relying upon the discrete logarithm problem for security are at risk . NIST is taking this threat seriously and is currently in the process of standardizing asymmetric algorithms and protocols that are quantum resistant . There are many different predictions for when quantum computing will be available at a scale capable of breaking today's cryptographic algorithms.…”