#3763·fabric

Support post-quantum crypto algorithms

Author: bestbeforetodayCreated Nov 1, 2022Updated May 21, 2026

As a business application developer I want to use post-quantum crypto algorithms with Fabric So that the integrity of business data is maintained as quantum computing technology advances

NIST has selected some quantum-resistant cryptography algorithms:

https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2022/07/nist-announces-first-four-quantum-resistant-cryptographic-algorithms

It would be good for Fabric to support use of one or more of these algorithms (or future recommendations) as an alternative (or in addition) to the existing ECDSA cryptography for securing messages and ledger data. This could also extend to the cryptography used for secure (TLS) gRPC connections, although that might be better tracked as a separate issue.

Current post-quantum crypto algorithms are available as a Golang module here:

https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs-go