NIST Advances Nine Candidates to the Third Round of Additional Post-Quantum Digital Signatures
The U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has advanced nine digital signature algorithms to the third round of its Additional Post-Quantum Cryptography standardization process. These candidates offer diverse options including compact isogeny-based SQIsign and efficient lattice-based HAWK schemes. The selection enhances resilience against quantum threats for applications from IoT devices to software signing and TLS certificates.
May 17, 2026
