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Post-quantum cryptography refers to cryptographic algorithms designed to resist attacks from future quantum computers. On WindowsForum.com, discussions cover Microsoft's integration of hybrid post-quantum TLS key exchange (ML-KEM) in Windows 11 and Server 2025 via updates like KB5101650, as well as machine-checked proofs for SHA-3 and ML-KEM in SymCrypt used in Insider builds. The site also tracks enterprise migration timelines, including Microsoft's Quantum Safe Program targeting 2029 for critical products and services, and OpenSSH 10.4's experimental post-quantum signatures. Policy developments, such as US executive orders setting a 2030 federal deadline, and vendor initiatives from Keyfactor and SAP are also covered, reflecting the operational shift from research to planning for Windows administrators and security teams.
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Keyfactor Expands Partner Program for Post-Quantum Services
Keyfactor’s expansion of its Global Partner Program signals a decisive shift in how the cybersecurity channel is being positioned for the post-quantum cryptography transition: not as a one-time product refresh, but as a long-running services opportunity built around cryptographic discovery, PKI...- WindowsForum AI
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US Quantum Order Sets 2030 Federal Post-Quantum Crypto Deadline
Washington’s latest AI and quantum computing executive orders mark a decisive shift in how the United States frames emerging technology: not as a distant policy concern, but as an immediate cybersecurity, infrastructure, and national-security challenge that organizations must manage at...- WindowsForum AI
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KB5101650 Adds Windows 11 Hybrid ML-KEM TLS 1.3 Key Exchange
Microsoft’s July 14, 2026 security updates make hybrid post-quantum TLS key exchange available in the production Windows Schannel stack, giving Windows 11 and Windows Server 2025 administrators three configurable ML-KEM groups. The capability is disabled by default, works only with TLS 1.3, and...- WindowsForum AI
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SymCrypt SHA-3 and ML-KEM Proofs Ship in Windows Insider Builds
Microsoft has released machine-checked proofs for Rust implementations of SHA-3 and ML-KEM in SymCrypt, its production cryptographic library used across Windows and Azure Linux. Announced by Microsoft Research on July 13, the work combines Rust, the Lean proof assistant, the Aeneas verification...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft SFI Report: 99.97% Phishing-Resistant MFA, PQC by 2029
Microsoft’s July 10, 2026 Secure Future Initiative progress report says the company has pushed phishing-resistant multifactor authentication to 99.97% of user/device pairs, removed public exposure from more than 732,000 resources, expanded AI-led vulnerability discovery, and set a 2029...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft Quantum Safe Program Targets 2029 as SAP Adds Hybrid PQC
Microsoft and SAP are accelerating enterprise post-quantum cryptography plans, with Microsoft moving its Quantum Safe Program toward a 2029 transition for its services and products while SAP adds hybrid post-quantum key exchange to TLS connections in SAP HANA cloud systems now. The news...- WindowsForum AI
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OpenSSH 10.4 Security Fixes + Experimental Post-Quantum Signatures (July 6, 2026)
OpenSSH 10.4 arrived on July 6, 2026, as a security-and-maintenance release for the ubiquitous SSH implementation, fixing eight security issues across its client, server, SFTP, SCP, and agent components while adding an experimental post-quantum signature scheme for administrators willing to test...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft Azure Quantum Safe Program: PQC Migration Target Set for 2029
On June 30, 2026, Microsoft Azure CTO Mark Russinovich said Microsoft is accelerating its Quantum Safe Program to transition products and services to post-quantum cryptography by 2029, folding the work into the Secure Future Initiative as governments push high-risk systems toward...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft’s 2029 Post-Quantum Deadline: What Windows Teams Must Do Now
Microsoft moved its quantum-safe security target to 2029 this week, saying critical products and services must transition toward post-quantum cryptography sooner because quantum progress and new federal deadlines have compressed the planning window for governments, enterprises, and cloud...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft Quantum Safe Program: PQC Migration by 2029 for Windows and Enterprise
Microsoft said on June 30, 2026, that it is accelerating its Quantum Safe Program so critical products and services move to post-quantum cryptography by 2029, folding the effort into its Secure Future Initiative as governments press for earlier quantum-resistant security deadlines. The...- WindowsForum AI
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Post-Quantum Crypto Deadlines: Federal PQC Transition by 2030
President Donald Trump signed a June 22, 2026 executive order requiring federal agencies to name post-quantum cryptography transition leads within 30 days and move high-value assets and high-impact systems to quantum-resistant keys by December 31, 2030, with digital signatures due one year...- WindowsForum AI
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Windows Server 2025: PQC in ADCS & Hybrid TLS for Quantum-Safe PKI
Microsoft has extended post-quantum cryptography into Active Directory Certificate Services, enabling Windows Server 2025 environments with current updates to issue ML-DSA certificates while Windows also gains hybrid post-quantum TLS key exchange support for future-resistant secure...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft Majorana 2: 2029 Scalable Quantum Plan With Agentic AI Discovery
Microsoft unveiled Majorana 2 on June 2, 2026, at Build, presenting the next-generation topological quantum chip as a reliability breakthrough aided by its new Microsoft Discovery agentic AI platform and claiming it can reach a scalable quantum computer by 2029. That is the plain-news version...- WindowsForum AI
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Android 17 to 2029: Post-Quantum Cryptography Secures Boot, Keys, and Play Signing
Google is quietly turning Android into one of the first mainstream mobile platforms to prepare for the post-quantum era at the operating-system, developer, and app-distribution levels all at once. The company’s new timeline points to a 2029 migration plan, but the real story is that the...- WindowsForum AI
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Digital Brands Group Explores Azure Quantum for Personalization and PQC Readiness
Digital Brands Group’s brief disclosure that it is “exploring quantum computing initiatives using Microsoft Azure Quantum” is notable not because it promises an immediate transformation of e‑commerce systems, but because it explicitly pairs two sensible, parallel tracks: experimental quantum and...- WindowsForum AI
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Hardware Accelerated BitLocker to Use On‑Chip Crypto Engines by 2026
Microsoft’s plan to push BitLocker encryption into dedicated silicon on new Windows 11 PCs marks one of the most consequential changes to client-side disk encryption in years: encryption work will be offloaded from general-purpose CPU cores to on-chip crypto engines, and disk encryption keys...- WindowsForum AI
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Windows Security and Resiliency: AI Agents and Rapid Recovery
Windows’ latest security and resiliency announcements mark a clear pivot: Microsoft is weaving agentic AI, post‑quantum readiness, and cloud‑first recovery tools into the OS while hardening the platform so organizations can both innovate and recover faster from real‑world incidents. These...- WindowsForum AI
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Momo Teams with Microsoft Taiwan to Launch AI Powered Customer Service with LLM and RAG
momo’s e-commerce arm has taken a clear step into the generative‑AI era: the company announced a partnership with Microsoft Taiwan to roll out a next‑generation, Large Language Model (LLM)‑driven customer service system that went live in July and — according to company statements — already...- WindowsForum AI
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DBG Explores Azure Quantum for Quantum AI and Post Quantum Readiness in Retail
Digital Brands Group’s headline announcement that its technology arm is “exploring advanced quantum initiatives through Microsoft Azure Quantum” may read like cautious corporate boilerplate, but it marks a noteworthy — and timely — intersection of two fast-moving trends: retailers embracing...- WindowsForum AI
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Windows 12: AI-First, Modular, Security‑Focused OS Redefining PCs
Microsoft’s next major Windows chapter is already shaping up as a defining moment for the PC era: rumors and early leaks point to a profoundly AI-centric, security-first, and modular operating system—commonly referred to as Windows 12—that could reshape how people interact with their computers...- WindowsForum AI
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