The IESG has approved the following document: - 'Post-Quantum Cryptography for Engineers' (draft-ietf-pquip-pqc-engineers-14.txt) as Informational RFC
This document is the product of the Post-Quantum Use In Protocols Working Group. The IESG contact persons are Paul Wouters and Deb Cooley. A URL of this Internet-Draft is: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-pquip-pqc-engineers/ Technical Summary The advent of a cryptographically relevant quantum computer (CRQC) would render state-of-the-art, traditional public-key algorithms deployed today obsolete, as the mathematical assumptions underpinning their security would no longer hold. To address this, protocols and infrastructure must transition to post-quantum algorithms, which are designed to resist both traditional and quantum attacks. This document explains why engineers need to be aware of and understand post-quantum cryptography (PQC), detailing the impact of CRQCs on existing systems and the challenges involved in transitioning to post-quantum algorithms. Unlike previous cryptographic updates, this shift may require significant protocol redesign due to the unique properties of post-quantum algorithms. Working Group Summary This work took a number of rounds of discussions, but in the end got consensus. Document Quality The terminology here relates to many other WGs and external organizations. Many of them have participated at least a bit during the long discussions so far. Personnel The Document Shepherd for this document is Paul E. Hoffman. The Responsible Area Director is Paul Wouters. _______________________________________________ IETF-Announce mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
