Preparing for Migration to Post Quantum Cryptography, Memorandum : Department of Defense , November 20 , 2025
Preparing for Migration to Post Quantum Cryptography, Memorandum : Department of Defense , November 20 , 2025
From the document: "Advancements of Quantum Information Science (QIS) and cryptanalytically relevant quantum computers requires expedited migration to quantum-resistant cryptography to safeguard the Departments' information systems, communications, and personnel. The migration to post quantum cryptography (PQC) must not only be planned and executed with deliberate urgency to maintain warfighter lethality and information dominance in the DoW global ecosystem, but also strategically coordinated. To achieve this level of coordination, we must identify PQC migration points of contact for information sharing and create processes for streamlining intake and prioritization of PQC solutions to support certification activities and timelines.
To assess risk and track PQC migration, it is imperative to identify and inventory any type of cryptography used in all DoW information systems including, but not limited to, national security systems (NSS), non-NSS, business systems, weapons systems, cloud computing capabilities, mobile devices, physical access control systems, internet of things, unmanned systems, and operational technology, regardless of classification, location, connection, type, purpose, or use. DoW CIO will be releasing a DoW-wide task to identify, inventory, and report all cryptography used in any type of system as an initial step outIined in the DoW PQC Strategy mandated by Office of Management and Budget Memorandum 23-02, "Migrating to Post-Quantum Cryptography," Nov 18, 2022."
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