Programmes

Standardisation programmes and competitions whose candidates we track. Each page has the programme's timeline, its security-level scale and its candidates.

  • NIST PQC

    NIST post-quantum cryptography standardisation

    NIST · United States · FN-DSA and HQC standards

    3 signatures in our data · 7 KEMs in our data

  • NIST on-ramp

    Additional digital signature schemes

    NIST · United States · Round 3, since 14 May 2026

    41 signatures in our data · KEMs: not in scope

  • China NGCC

    Next-generation commercial cryptographic algorithms

    ICCS · China · Round 1, since 20 Sep 2026

    34 signatures in our data · 41 KEMs in our data

  • KpqC

    Korean post-quantum cryptography competition

    KpqC · South Korea · Final selection, since Jan 2025

    2 signatures in our data · 2 KEMs in our data

  • ISO/IEC 18033-2

    ISO/IEC 18033-2 amendment

    ISO/IEC · International · Amendment published, since Jun 2026

    signatures: not in scope · 2 KEMs in our data