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Project · Quantum readiness & post-quantum security

Quantum readiness and post-quantum migration for sovereign institutions.

Strategy, policy and engineering roadmaps that prepare governments and regulated institutions for quantum computing — from national quantum-readiness strategy to cryptographic migration of PKI, HSM and identity trust services before quantum attacks become practical.

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Status
Delivered (2025) · migration work ongoing
Regions
Gulf · Middle East · Europe
Standards
NIST PQC — FIPS 203 · 204 · 205
Scope
Strategy · Policy · PKI · HSM · ePassport trust services
Quantum Readiness & Post-Quantum Migration — concept illustration
Architecture

Core design themes.

01

National quantum-readiness strategy

Quantum-computing strategy and policy for a Gulf sovereign digital programme: readiness assessment, emerging-technology prioritisation and an adoption roadmap, presented to national-security oversight.

02

Post-quantum migration roadmaps

NIST PQC (FIPS 203 / 204 / 205) migration plans for sovereign and regulated institutions in the Middle East and Europe, with risk prioritisation and vendor requirements.

03

Crypto-agility for PKI and HSM

Architectures that let PKI, HSM and signing infrastructure switch algorithms without re-platforming — so migration is a configuration change, not a rebuild.

04

Identity trust services first

Post-quantum roadmap for national PKI and ePassport trust services, sequenced against harvest-now-decrypt-later risk for long-lived identity credentials.

Capabilities

What it delivers.

Implementation note · Delivered · 2025 · ongoing

Quantum readiness is treated as a governance and architecture programme, not a one-off technology upgrade: what must be protected longest is migrated first, and every step is sequenced against operational risk.

References, case studies and demonstrations are available on request, under NDA.

Quantum readinessPQCNIST FIPS 203/204/205Crypto-agilityPKIHSMePassport
Questions

About this project.

Why act on quantum risk now?

Data and credentials captured today can be decrypted once quantum computers mature (“harvest now, decrypt later”). Long-lived secrets — identity, PKI, classified archives — need to migrate first.

Which standards do the roadmaps follow?

The NIST post-quantum cryptography standards FIPS 203, 204 and 205, with hybrid classical-plus-PQC transition where needed.

Does migration require replacing all infrastructure?

No. Crypto-agility designs for PKI, HSM and signing services let algorithms change without re-platforming.

Who is this for?

Governments, national security bodies, banks and operators of identity and trust services.

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