A Workshop on Post-Quantum Cryptography

by Indivar Gupta (DRDO), R. Kabaleeshwaran (IIITDM Kurnool), Jitendra Kumar (C-DAC), Arpita Maitra (tcg crest), Raghavendra Patil (C-DAC), Balaji Rajendran (C-DAC), Prasanna Ravi (NTU Singapore), SD Sudarshan (C-DAC)

Date: 16 December 2024; Time: 9:30 AM; Venue: LNMIIT, LH-19, RIEP building


Prerequisites
Elementary knowledge of cryptography.

Abstract
The emergence of quantum computers poses a significant risk to the security of commonly used public key cryptography, as they are likely to be vulnerable to quantum-based attacks. Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) is designed to rely on the computational hardness of specific problems in both quantum and classical contexts. Recently, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has standardized quantum-resistant digital signatures and key establishment algorithms as part of PQC.

This workshop will explore various facets of Post-Quantum Cryptography, including challenges related to implementation and migration from existing cryptographic systems.

Module 1: Theory of PQC
Module 2: Development of PQC
Module 3: Hands-on exercise
Module 4: Demonstration