"NSA Releases Post-Quantum Algorithms, Aims for Full Implementation by 2035"

In a cybersecurity advisory titled, "Announcing the Commercial National Security Algorithm Suite 2.0," National Security Agency (NSA) officials notified National Security System (NSS) owners and vendors of future post-quantum algorithmic requirements required on traditional networks containing sensitive national security data. According to the NSA Cybersecurity Director Rob Joyce, the transition to quantum-resistant technology in the most critical systems calls for collaboration among government, NSS owners and operators, and industry. NSA's new encryption standards are outlined in its Commercial National Security Algorithm Suite 2.0 (CNSA 2.0). The algorithm upgrade includes new public and symmetric key encryption, as well as software and firmware updates. CNSA 2.0 algorithms were tested and found to be secure against both classical and quantum computers. Officials are making these algorithms available now in order to encourage entities that use NSS to plan and budget for post-quantum cryptographic system migrations. NSA also stated that all NSS participants will go through a transition period, and that NSS owners and operators should not deploy the new quantum-resistant algorithms until officials have approved them at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Information Assurance Partnership (NIAP). As nations race to develop a viable quantum computer that is significantly more powerful than classical computers, post-quantum encryption has become an increasingly popular requirement for public systems. In July, NIST identified four quantum-resilient algorithms to assist both public and private networks in preparing for the arrival of quantum computing. This article continues to discuss CNSA 2.0.

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