Cryptographic agility

The ability to inventory cryptography and replace an algorithm without redesigning the system.

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Cryptographic engineering7 MIN READ

Cryptographic agility is an interface problem

Agility is not a property of the algorithms you chose. It is a property of how your code, your data formats and your protocols name them—and whether anything can change without a coordinated rewrite.

Cryptographic engineering6 MIN READ

You cannot migrate cryptography you cannot find

Every post-quantum migration plan begins with an inventory, and most inventories stall because the team looks for algorithms instead of looking for the places algorithms are decided.

Cryptographic engineering6 MIN READ

What belongs in a post-quantum migration plan?

A plan that lists algorithms and a target year is a statement of intent. A plan that survives review names sequenced workstreams, dependency owners, interim states and the decisions that are already overdue.