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International Interdisciplinary PhD Workshop (IIPhDW)

A Review of Post-quantum Cryptography and Crypto-agility Strategies

Olaf Grote, Andreas Ahrens, César Benavente-Peces

Published May 1, 2019• 28 citations
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Abstract

The established cryptographic asymmetric methods are not prepared for possible attacks by a quantum computer and quantum algorithm. The challenge is to define new cryptographic primitives, quantum computer resistant security protocols and processes.
DOI
10.1109/iiphdw.2019.8755433

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