President Trump’s June 22 executive order sets firm deadlines for federal agencies to migrate high-value assets and high-impact systems to post-quantum cryptography, with key establishment due by December 31, 2030 and digital signatures by December 31, 2031. The order responds to the “harvest now, decrypt later” threat and accelerates the federal timeline beyond the 2035 target under NSM-10, while NIST’s finalized PQC standards and new agency, contractor, and inventory requirements drive implementation. #PresidentTrump #EO14409 #NIST #FIPS203 #FIPS204 #FIPS205 #NSM10 #CISA #OMB
Keypoints
- Federal agencies must migrate key establishment to post-quantum cryptography by December 31, 2030.
- Digital signatures must transition to post-quantum cryptography by December 31, 2031.
- The order addresses the “harvest now, decrypt later” threat from future quantum computers.
- NIST standards FIPS 203, 204, and 205 provide the approved PQC algorithms.
- Agencies and contractors must inventory cryptography and prepare migration plans quickly.
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