Description
As the development and implementation of digital credentials is accelerating around the world their security and privacy are especially important. Currently the security and privacy of these credentials is at risk due to the accelerating development of quantum computing technologies. It has been known for decades that a quantum computer that is large enough to run Shor’s algorithm will be able to break current encryption systems (that secure current digital credentials). Thankfully there is an ongoing movement to transition to new cryptographic algorithms known as Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). In 2024 NIST, in the USA, chose new algorithms that have been standardized to replace our current encryption schemes. Some of these new algorithms need to be implemented in digital credentials as soon as possible. According to the current recommendations by NIST, the classical algorithms (RSA and ECDSA) will be deprecated in 2030 and banned from use by 2035. Therefore, as digital credentials begin to be implemented at a larger scale around the world, the importance to implement PQC to secure their privacy is of highest priority.| Period | 28 May 2025 → 30 May 2025 |
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| Event title | Toronto GDN / PCCAT Regional Conference: Creating Recognition Pathways for Global Impact: PCCAT CPCAT |
| Event type | Conference |
| Location | Toronto, Canada, OntarioShow on map |
| Degree of Recognition | International |