NIST releases first encryption tools to resist quantum computing

NIST has released the first post-quantum cryptography standards—FIPS 203 (ML‑KEM) for key encapsulation, FIPS 204 (ML‑DSA) for digital signatures, and FIPS 205 (SLH‑DSA) as a hash-based signature alternative—and urges organizations to begin migration now to counter “harvest now, decrypt later” threats; the report explains the quantum-computing rationale, outlines algorithm purposes and parameterization, notes early adoption by major vendors (e.g., Google, Signal, Apple, Tuta, Zoom), and indicates continued evaluation of additional backup algorithms.