Quantum computing promises transformative advancements, yet it also poses a very real risk to today’s cryptographic security. In the future scalable quantum computing could break public-key cryptography methods currently in use and undermine digital signatures, resulting in compromised authentication systems and identity verification. Starting your journey to become quantum-safe Read the blog › While scalable quantum computing is not available today, the time to prepare is now. Microsoft is preparing to be quantum-safe and partnering with regulatory and technical bodies like the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF), International Organization for Standardization (ISO), Distributed Management Task Force (DMTF), Open Compute Project (OCP), and European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) to align on quantum-safe encryption standards and support worldwide interoperability. The opportunity and challenge ahead Migration to post quantum cryptography (PQC) is not a flip-the-switch moment, it’s a multiyear transformation that requires immediate planning and coordinated execution to avoid a last-minute scramble. It is also an opportunity for every organization to address legacy technology and practices and implement improved cryptographic standards. By acting now, organizations can upgrade to modern cryptographical architectures that are inherently quantum safe, upgrade existing systems with the latest standards in…Read More