Q01: What is the real threat? A: The threat is that attackers can collect encrypted network data and then break the asymmetric cryptography (RSA/ECC/DH) used to protect bulk data encryption keys (A...

By Michael Howard (Azure Security PQC) and Simone Curzi (Azure Data Platform Security) The transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) introduces a new challenge: organizations must first underst...

Introduction Post-quantum cryptography, like any cryptographic system, depends on strong foundational components. Key management is one of those critical foundations. Azure Key Vault is Azure’s...

IMPORTANT Before I get to the body of this post, there is an important update you must be aware of: My colleague, Aabha Thipsay from Windows Security has published an update to her June post on P...

Introduction This post focuses on a topic critical to help move to post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) algorithms and that topic is crypto-agility for applications that use cryptography. This post d...