Standards tracker
Standards Tracker
Where each post-quantum standard from NIST, the IETF and NSA stands. Every card shows when and how it was last checked; follow the source link before relying on it.
- Final
- 9
- Draft
- 1
- In development
- 2
- Withdrawn
- 0
Table last checked:
Method: web search of primary-source pages (nist.gov, ietf.org, nsa.gov); the pages themselves were not read in full. Each row's verification field says how it was checked. Confirm against the linked source before relying on any row.
- Key exchange (KEM)Final
FIPS 203
ML-KEM (CRYSTALS-Kyber)
Month confirmed by NIST news page (2024/08, 'first 3 finalized PQC standards'); day 13 from memory.
- Published
- 2024-08-13
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20 10:23 UTC
- via search-snippet
- SignatureFinal
FIPS 204
ML-DSA (CRYSTALS-Dilithium)
Month confirmed by NIST news page (2024/08); day 13 from memory.
- Published
- 2024-08-13
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20 10:23 UTC
- via search-snippet
- SignatureFinal
FIPS 205
SLH-DSA (SPHINCS+)
Month confirmed by NIST news page (2024/08); day 13 from memory.
- Published
- 2024-08-13
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20 10:23 UTC
- via search-snippet
- SignatureIn development
FIPS 206 (FN-DSA)
FN-DSA (Falcon)
NIST project page and 2026 NIST slides list it as under development; initial public draft described as 'soon'. No draft release found. Re-check the CSRC news feed.
- Published
- —
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20 10:23 UTC
- via search-snippet
- Key exchange (KEM)In development
HQC standard (FIPS 207)
HQC
Selected March 2025 as backup KEM. NIST slides (Sept 2025) title the planned standard 'FIPS 207: HQC-KEM'. No draft or comment period found.
- Published
- —
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20 10:23 UTC
- via search-snippet
- GuidanceFinal
NIST SP 800-227
KEMs (recommendations)
Final replaced the initial public draft (2025-01-07), which NIST marked withdrawn on the same day.
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20 10:23 UTC
- via search-snippet
- SignatureFinal
NIST SP 800-208
LMS / XMSS (stateful hash-based signatures)
Month only. Approves LMS (RFC 8554) and XMSS (RFC 8391) with restricted parameter sets; keygen and signing in hardware modules.
- Published
- 2020-10
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20 10:23 UTC
- via search-snippet
- GuidanceDraft
NIST IR 8547
Transition to PQC
Initial public draft; comments closed 2025-01-10; no final version found. Draft timeline (per NIST slides, secondary): 112-bit classical public-key deprecated after 2030, all quantum-vulnerable disallowed after 2035. May change in the final.
- Published
- 2024-11-12
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20 10:23 UTC
- via search-snippet
- GuidanceFinal
NSA CNSA 2.0
ML-KEM, ML-DSA, LMS/XMSS, …
Advisory (not a draft/final standard). Original Sept 2022; this URL suggests a revised copy dated 2025-05-30. NSA FAQ: NSS transition to CNSA 2.0 by 2031. Check the NSA page for the latest revision date.
- Published
- 2022-09
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20 10:23 UTC
- via search-snippet
- Key exchange (KEM)Final
IETF: hybrid ECDHE-MLKEM for TLS 1.3
X25519MLKEM768, SecP256r1MLKEM768, SecP384r1MLKEM1024
Datatracker version pages say the draft was published as RFC 10024 (Proposed Standard). Single source: confirm the RFC number and date on rfc-editor.org. Last draft revision seen: -05 (2026-05-26).
- Published
- TODO – verify
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20 10:23 UTC
- via search-snippet
- Key exchange (KEM)Final
IETF: ML-KEM in X.509
ML-KEM
RFC 9935, Proposed Standard (LAMPS), dated 2026 per search snippet; month not confirmed. Related: RFC 9936 (ML-KEM in CMS).
- Published
- TODO – verify
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20 10:23 UTC
- via search-snippet
- SignatureFinal
IETF: ML-DSA in X.509
ML-DSA
RFC 9881, Standards Track, October 2025. Related: RFC 9909 (SLH-DSA identifiers) per search snippet, not verified.
- Published
- 2025-10
- Last checked
- 2026-10-20 10:23 UTC
- via search-snippet