FIPS 140-2 Is Now Historical: What Changes
What the September 2026 FIPS 140-2 transition means for existing systems, new procurements, FIPS 140-3 validation, and PQC adoption.
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What the September 2026 FIPS 140-2 transition means for existing systems, new procurements, FIPS 140-3 validation, and PQC adoption.
Cloudflare 1.1.1.1 now validates ML-DSA-44 DNSSEC signatures. Learn what is deployed, what remains a draft, and what operators should test.
What US federal agencies must include in their M-26-15 post-quantum migration plans, with deadlines, phases, priorities, and evidence.
What RFC 10042 defines for hybrid ML-KEM SSH key exchange, its three method names, implementation support, limits, and migration checks.
What RFC 10024 standardizes for hybrid ML-KEM TLS 1.3, including final groups, IANA code points, obsolete Kyber drafts, and migration steps.
Complete guide to implementing PQC in Java using Bouncy Castle. ML-KEM key encapsulation, ML-DSA signatures, code examples, and Maven setup.
Practical guide to testing PQC deployments: interop tools, OQS test server, browser dev tools, and TLS handshake capture.
Why hybrid mode combines classical and post-quantum algorithms, how long it lasts, the key RFCs and IETF drafts, and when organizations can drop classical.
Post-quantum migration guide built for SaaS. You control the stack but your customers may not support PQC yet. Phased timeline with backward compatibility.
Technical deep dive into Apple's PQ3 protocol for iMessage. Kyber-1024 + ECDH hybrid, triple ratchet, and what Level 3 security means.
Nation-state adversaries are collecting encrypted data now, waiting for quantum computers to decrypt it. The evidence, who is at risk, and what to do.
Crypto agility is the ability to swap cryptographic algorithms without rewriting applications. What it means practically and why PQC makes it urgent.
Cloudflare enables PQ key exchange by default for client-to-edge traffic. But origin connections need manual configuration. Here is the full picture.
Three ways to check if your TLS connections use post-quantum key exchange today. Browser DevTools, command-line tools, and Cloudflare Radar.
The three finalized NIST post-quantum standards with parameter sets, key sizes, signature sizes, and when to use which. For security engineers, not academics.
Step-by-step guide to enabling post-quantum TLS key exchange on your server with OpenSSL 3.5+. Nginx and Apache configurations included.
Post-quantum cryptography replaces algorithms that quantum computers will break. What is actually changing, why now, and what harvest now decrypt later means.