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Post-quantum cryptography

New types of encryption designed to protect digital information from being cracked by powerful future computers called quantum computers, as well as regular computers.

Critical infrastructure

Physical and cyber systems that are so vital to the U.S. that their incapacitation or destruction would have a debilitating effect on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination thereof. Examples include power grids, financial systems, and water treatment plants.

Quantum computer

A new type of computer that uses principles of quantum mechanics to perform calculations much faster than traditional computers, potentially capable of breaking current encryption methods.

Cryptography

The practice and study of techniques for secure communication in the presence of third parties (called adversaries). It's essentially the science of writing and solving codes to protect information.

NIST

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, a U.S. government agency that develops standards and technology to improve American security and economic prosperity.

NSF

The National Science Foundation, an independent agency of the U.S. government that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.