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International Conference on Information Systems Security and Privacy (ICISSP)

Planning for Cryptographic Readiness in an Era of Quantum Computing Advancement

David E. Ott, Dennis Moreau, Manish Gaur

Published Jan 1, 2022• 2 citations
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10.5220/0010886000003120

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