postquantum cryptography

August 25, 2016

SECURITY

Engineering Postquantum Security

5 min read

While no one has yet built a general purpose Quantum Computer (QC) capable of breaking the public key cryptography in use on the Internet, that possibility is now considered a realistic threat to long-term security.  As research into the design of a QC has intensified (including public access to a small implementation), so has the […]

October 19, 2015

SECURITY

Cisco Next Generation Encryption and Postquantum Cryptography

3 min read

Cisco developed Next Generation Encryption (NGE) in 2011. NGE was created to define a widely accepted and consistent set of cryptographic algorithms that provide strong security and good performance for our customers. These are the best standards that can be implemented today to meet the security and scalability requirements for network security in the years […]