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Microsoft outlines quantum-safe transition plan for core products and services

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Microsoft has updated its Quantum-Safe Program (QSP) roadmap, aiming to make its products and services quantum-safe by 2033. This includes integrating post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms into core components and services in phases, with early deployment expected by 2029. The plan aligns with broader industry efforts to mitigate the risks posed by quantum computing to modern cryptographic algorithms. Microsoft's strategy involves a modular framework that considers each service's unique requirements, performance constraints, and risk profile. The roadmap outlines three phases: integrating foundational security components, core infrastructure services, and all services and endpoints. The company has already integrated PQC algorithms into SymCrypt, a cryptographic library used across Windows, Azure, and Microsoft 365.

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  1. 21.08.2025 01:42 1 articles · 1mo ago

    Microsoft updates Quantum-Safe Program roadmap, aims for 2033 completion

    Microsoft has released an updated roadmap for its Quantum-Safe Program (QSP), aiming to make its products and services quantum-safe by 2033. The roadmap outlines a phased transition strategy based on a modular framework, with early deployment expected by 2029. Microsoft has already integrated PQC algorithms into SymCrypt, a cryptographic library used across Windows, Azure, and Microsoft 365. The company has also enabled TLS hybrid key exchange to prepare for HNDL threats. The roadmap calls for the release of quantum-safe capabilities in core infrastructure services starting next year and into 2029, with all services and endpoints expected to start rolling out in 2027.

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  • Microsoft aims to make its products and services quantum-safe by 2033, two years ahead of the U.S. government deadline.

    First reported: 21.08.2025 01:42
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  • Microsoft's Quantum-Safe Program (QSP) roadmap outlines a phased transition strategy based on a modular framework.

    First reported: 21.08.2025 01:42
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  • Quantum-safe capabilities in Microsoft's core products and services are expected to be available for early deployment by 2029.

    First reported: 21.08.2025 01:42
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  • Microsoft has integrated PQC algorithms into SymCrypt, a cryptographic library used across Windows, Azure, and Microsoft 365.

    First reported: 21.08.2025 01:42
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  • SymCrypt now includes ML-KEM and ML-DSA, based on NIST standards, through Microsoft's Cryptography API: Next Generation (CNG).

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  • Microsoft has enabled TLS hybrid key exchange based on the latest IETF Internet Draft specification to prepare for HNDL threats.

    First reported: 21.08.2025 01:42
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  • Microsoft's roadmap includes updating foundational components in infrastructure services, starting next year and into 2029.

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  • The final phase of Microsoft's QSP involves integrating PQC algorithms into all services and endpoints, starting in 2027.

    First reported: 21.08.2025 01:42
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