On Sun, Dec 15, 2024, 10:16 AM Blumenthal, Uri - 0553 - MITLL <
u...@ll.mit.edu> wrote:

> >It is obvious that pure PQ KEMs are the future
>
> I am not sure about that. X25519MLKEM768 is already quickly becoming the
> new de facto standard (google.com, ericsson.com,
>
> government.se, etc. are already using it, likely thanks to Cloudflare).
>
>
>
> Do you seriously expect governments and standards bodies to keep approving
> X25519 component *after* CRQC existence becomes public knowledge? What
> purpose would it serve then?
>

The question isn't "will people use this indefinitely?". It's about what
they should use today to hedge risks of improvements in our understanding
of modular lattice problems.

>
>
> It is already compliant with NIST specifications and soon it will be
> possible to get FIPS certification. Not clear that the benefits of
> migrating from X25519MLKEM768 to MLKEM768 will be worth it performance and
> marketing wise.
>
>
>
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