Quantum Dread

Contributed by 4As Staff · 4As

Anxiety about encryption breaking before it breaks.

Evidence

• NIST finalized post-quantum standards (FIPS 203/204/205) in 2024; federal migration target 2035.
• CNSA 2.0 sets a January 2027 deadline for National Security Systems.
• Chrome 131+ and Firefox 135+ already ship ML-KEM in standard connections.

Sources

• Quantum Safe News Center — NIST Finalizes 2026 Technical Requirements
• Note: the public-anxiety half of this trend is inferential, not sourced

Last verified 2026-07

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