Post-Quantum Cryptography for Developers: NIST's Final Standards and How to Migrate Before It's Urgent
NIST finalised three post-quantum cryptography standards in August 2024 — ML-KEM, ML-DSA, and SLH-DSA — and a US Executive Order in June 2025 mandated federal migration. RSA and ECC will be broken by quantum computers within this decade. Here's what every developer needs to know about the FIPS standards, migration timelines, and what to change in your stack today.
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