How The Canadian Government is preparing for PQC
summary
Canadian Centre for Cyber Security outlines actionable steps and timelines for the PQC transition and warns against early production rollouts. Key actions include inventory cryptography across GC systems, update procurement language, and adopt cryptographic agility. PQC standards are expected in 2024 standards with protocol and vendor support in 2025 and certification updates in 2026–2027. Hybrid schemes add complexity and may not yield true postquantum safety; recommendation is don't deploy PQC in production until standards, vetted implementations, and updated certification programs exist.
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chapters (18)
- 0:00Introduction
- 1:24Cyber Center role
- 2:49Mandate and outreach
- 5:17Cryptographic security services
- 8:06PQC transition responsibility
- 9:51Canada vs US PQC approaches
- 11:58US directives impact
- 13:26US PQC migration timelines
- 15:34IT systems and PQC
- 16:37Critical infrastructure partnerships
- 17:20Canada’s PQC transition plan
- 18:23Early adoption risks
- 20:49Hybrid cryptography considerations
- 22:55Recommendations for organizations
- 24:17Transitioning to quantum-safe systems
- 25:19PQC procurement requirements
- 26:02Canada’s PQC transition timeline
- 26:44Call to action
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