Integrating Post-Quantum Cryptography into high-level protocols
Funds work that rebuilds widely used internet and authentication protocols to run securely on post-quantum cryptography.
Integrating Post-Quantum Cryptography into high-level protocols is an ECCC (European Cybersecurity Competence Centre) call, worth EUR 2-3 million per project, that funds migrating one or more high-level protocols — beyond core internet protocols like TLS, which are already being addressed — to post-quantum cryptography, including protocols used in IoT, cloud services, automotive and hardware-token…
The ECCC wants proposals that migrate one or more high-level protocols — beyond core internet protocols like TLS, which are already being addressed — to post-quantum cryptography, including protocols used in IoT, cloud services, automotive and hardware-token authentication. It wants a security analysis showing no loss of security compared with the underlying building blocks, plus submission to standardisation bodies or open-source projects.
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