Post-quantum cryptography is cryptography under the assumption that the attacker has a large quantum computer; post-quantum cryptosystems strive to remain secure even in this scenario. This relatively young research area has seen some successes in identifying mathematical operations for which quantum algorithms offer little speedup, and then building cryptographic systems around those. The central challenge in post-quantum cryptography is to meet demands for cryptographic usability and flexibility without sacrificing trust.
Category / Keywords: public-key cryptography / post-quantum cryptography Date: received 9 Apr 2017 Contact author: authorcontact-fallout at box cr yp to Available format(s): PDF | BibTeX Citation Version: 20170414:165615 (All versions of this report) Short URL: ia.cr/2017/314