NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205)
What is NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205)?
NIST's Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) standardisation effort culminated in August 2024 with the publication of three Federal Information Processing Standards: FIPS 203 (ML-KEM, based on CRYSTALS-Kyber for key encapsulation), FIPS 204 (ML-DSA, based on CRYSTALS-Dilithium for digital signatures), and FIPS 205 (SLH-DSA, based on SPHINCS+ for hash-based digital signatures). These standards are designed to resist attacks from both classical and quantum computers. It comprises 8 controls organised across 8 domains, published by NIST, and applies in the United States (NIST).
How NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205) maps to other frameworks
All 8 controls, each one mapped to the equivalent requirement in other standards, with the evidence that carries across and the mappings that were judged and rejected shown alongside. No account needed to look.
See the control mappings →The 8 domains NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205) groups its controls into
Frameworks that share controls with NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205)
Each of these has at least one control mapped to a control in NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205). The number is how many NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205) controls are shared, counted from the mapping graph.
OWASP ASVS
5 shared controlsNIST Special Publication 800-34 Revision 1, Contingency Planning Guide for Federal Information Systems
5 shared controlsNIST SP 800-171A Rev 3 - Assessing CUI Security Requirements
5 shared controlsFFIEC IT Examination Handbook
5 shared controlsAWWA Cybersecurity Guidance for the Water Sector (American Water Works Association)
5 shared controlsIEC 62351 - Power Systems Communication Security
5 shared controlsISO 19011
5 shared controlsISO 31000:2018
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Query NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205) programmatically
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205), its 8 controls and every mapping into other standards are available over a REST endpoint and an MCP server, so an agent can read them directly. The free tier is 10 calls a day and needs no signup.
NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205) API reference and MCP config →What NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205) requires, control by control
Each page carries the requirement text for one NIST Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (FIPS 203, 204, 205) control and what an assessor expects to see as evidence.
- PQC-2 FIPS 203 ML-KEM Implementation - Module-Lattice Key-Encapsulation Mechanism
- PQC-4 FIPS 205 SLH-DSA Implementation - Stateless Hash-Based Digital Signature
- PQC-5 Cryptographic Inventory and PQC Migration Roadmap
- PQC-7 FIPS Validated Modules, HSM Readiness, and Algorithm Validation
- PQC-8 Implementation Requirements - RNG, Side-Channel, Key Management, Operations, Incident Response
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