NIST finalizes IR 8547 report on transition to post-quantum cryptography standards
NIST has finalized NIST IR 8547, "Transition to Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards," which identifies the algorithms being phased out, their replacements, and infrastructure migration considerations. It builds on the agency's first three PQC standards, released in August 2024. The report supports requirements in Executive Order 14412 and OMB Memorandum M-26-15, under which federal high-value assets, high-impact systems, and other prioritized sensitive systems must adopt PQC for key establishment by December 31, 2030, and for digital signatures by December 31, 2031; the overall federal goal remains 2035. NIST will deprecate quantum-vulnerable public-key cryptography after 2030 and disallow it under its standards and guidelines after 2035, and the report is a planning framework for industry rather than a universal business deadline.