Q-Day Survival Guide: What the Post-quantum Cryptography Transition Means for Confidential Computing
summary
Estimates for Q-day compress to around 2030 after recent papers that add three orders of magnitude speedup to Shor-like attacks, overturning older 2035 assumptions and earlier 20 million‑qubit estimates; largest devices reach ~6,000 qubits and neutral‑atom platforms scale fast. Standards move to lattice schemes MLAM and MLDDSA (FIPS/CNSA), TPMs and HSMs update but reference code lags, languages and TLS stacks vary (Rust crates, Go gaps), and anything with burned‑in keys must be replaced so prioritize crypto agility.
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chapters (8)
- 0:00Post-quantum cryptography intro
- 2:49Vulnerable vs secure algorithms
- 5:20NIST timelines and CNSA 2.0
- 7:27Quantum-resistant crypto myths
- 10:48Lattice-based crypto trust
- 13:25Hardware readiness
- 17:43Software migration challenges
- 21:09Open discussion and community insights
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