Post-Quantum Cryptography Coalition Publishes PQC Inventory Workbook
'Building an inventory is essential for effective migration planning and long-term success. The PQC Inventory Workbook helps to create a centralized inventory to track cryptographic migration efforts," said Wen Masters, MITRE.
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'As highlighted within the coalition's PQC Migration Roadmap, building an inventory is essential for effective migration planning and long-term success,' said Wen Masters, vice president of cyber technologies, MITRE. 'The workbook serves as a resource to help organizations achieve their migration goals.'
The workbook provides a streamlined set of fields to assess PQC needs, plan system life cycles, and prioritize assets for migration. Organizations can use the workbook as is or customize it to meet their specific needs, including adding fields to track additional data over time.
The workbook further helps organizations:
Identify and define systems or assets to track.
Categorize assets by priority (e.g., high, medium, or low).
Populate the inventory tab with available information.
Update the inventory as new data or systems are identified.
The workbook also contains a glossary that defines key cryptographic terms and lists the vulnerability of common algorithms.
'The coalition continues to provide new resources to the greater cyber community to help them better manage their transition to quantum-resistant cryptographic systems,' said Matt Mickelson, lead coordinator of the PQCC and senior cyber principal for science and technology, MITRE. 'This spring the Coalition published the PQC Migration Roadmap, now we have the inventory workbook, and we plan to publish quantum risk assessment materials later this year.'
Organizations or individuals that wish to participate in the coalition can visit PQCC.org or contact pqcc-registration-list@mitre.org.
About the Post-Quantum Cryptography Coalition
The PQCC is a global community of technologists, researchers, and cybersecurity experts dedicated to providing critical outreach and education to support PQC migration and to bolster efforts to establish and implement interoperable standards and technology. Founded by IBM Quantum, Microsoft, MITRE, PQShield, and SandboxAQ, the coalition brings together more than 125 leading contributors from diverse organizations working to secure the digital landscape.
About MITRE
MITRE's mission-driven teams are dedicated to driving solutions to our nation's most pressing challenges. As a not-for-profit research and development organization, MITRE's staff leverage our unique multi-sponsor vantage point, systems expertise, and innovative solutions to ensure the health, prosperity, and security of our nation.
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