Google Cloud Launches Post-Quantum Cryptography in Key Management Service
Google Cloud has launched a new feature in its Key Management Service (Cloud KMS) to combat future threats from quantum computers. The move comes after Microsoft's recent warning about the impending danger to current encryption protocols and Google's own recognition of advancements in experimental quantum computing.
The new feature supports two post-quantum cryptography (PQC) algorithms: FIPS 204 and FIPS 205. Google Cloud plans to make its underlying software implementations of these standards available as open-source, allowing others to build upon and enhance security.
Google has been proactive in addressing the 'Harvest Now, Decrypt Later' (HNDL) threat, which involves quantum computers breaking today's encryption and decrypting data captured earlier. The company has introduced quantum-safe digital signatures in Cloud KMS for software-based keys. Senior Staff Security Engineer Jennifer Fernick and Engineering Manager Andrew Foster advise customers to deploy mitigation options against quantum threats immediately.
Google Cloud's post-quantum roadmap includes support for FIPS 204, FIPS 205, and FIPS 203, as well as future NIST-approved PQC standards. While there's no specific information on Google Cloud's strategy for supporting FIPS-203 in its encryption products, the broader goal is clear: to integrate post-quantum cryptography standards into future cybersecurity solutions to protect against quantum threats.
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