Summary: Google Cloud has launched quantum-safe digital signatures in its Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS) to enhance data security against potential quantum computing threats. This initiative adheres to NIST’s post-quantum cryptography standards and allows users to securely sign and verify data using new algorithms. The open-source implementation invites organizations to test and provide feedback on these new cryptographic methods.
Affected: Google Cloud, Cloud KMS
Keypoints :
- Introduction of quantum-safe digital signatures in Cloud KMS for enhanced security.
- Adoption of ML-DSA-65 and SLH-DSA-SHA2-128S algorithms to combat potential ‘harvest now, decrypt later’ attacks.
- Open-source implementations will be available via BoringCrypto and Tink libraries for transparency and auditing.