Why add a PQ layer? To try to reduce the damage caused by quantum computers. Why also keep the existing (low-cost) ECC layer? To try to reduce the damage from further PQ security failures. For some reason this suddenly seems difficult for U.S. military contractors to understand.
Daniel J. Bernstein
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Designing cryptography (deployed now: X25519, Ed25519, ChaCha20, sntrup, Classic McEliece) to proactively reduce risks. Coined phrase "post-quantum" in 2003.
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Daniel J. Bernstein
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Designing cryptography (deployed now: X25519, Ed25519, ChaCha20, sntrup, Classic McEliece) to proactively reduce risks. Coined phrase "post-quantum" in 2003.
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