CRYPTRIG BLOG

Post-quantum security for financial infrastructure

Technical perspectives on PQC deployment, HSM migration, and the quantum threat timeline from the Cryptrig team.

Migration architecture diagram showing phased transition to post-quantum payment network

Migration

Migrating payment infrastructure to post-quantum cryptography: a phased approach for network operators

October 13, 2025 · Robert Lindstrom · 14 min read

CMVP validation process flowchart showing phases from design review through certificate issuance

Compliance

FIPS 140-3 validation roadmap: what hardware security module vendors need to know about CMVP submission timelines

August 24, 2025 · Sarah Nkurunziza · 10 min read

FPGA die photograph with overlaid NTT butterfly diagram

Engineering

Wire-speed key generation: why CRYSTALS-Kyber demands dedicated silicon, not a software library

June 30, 2025 · Daniel Pryce · 12 min read

Benchmark chart comparing latency of HSM hardware PQC versus software-only PQC

Performance

HSM versus software PQC: latency benchmarks under realistic financial transaction load

May 6, 2025 · Daniel Pryce · 9 min read

Side-by-side comparison diagram of Kyber key encapsulation and Dilithium signature mechanisms

Standards

NIST PQC finalists explained: CRYSTALS-Kyber (ML-KEM) and Dilithium (ML-DSA) for security engineers

March 17, 2025 · Maya Osei · 11 min read

Conceptual diagram of encrypted data being collected today for future decryption by quantum computer

Threat Intelligence

What "harvest now, decrypt later" means for bank CISOs — and why the clock started years ago

January 22, 2025 · Robert Lindstrom · 8 min read