TY - JOUR
T1 - Realizing quantum-safe information sharing
T2 - Implementation and adoption challenges and policy recommendations for quantum-safe transitions
AU - Kong, Ini
AU - Janssen, Marijn
AU - Bharosa, Nitesh
PY - 2024
Y1 - 2024
N2 - By utilizing the properties of quantum mechanics, quantum computers have the potential to factor a key pair of a large prime number and break some of the core cryptographic primitives that most information infrastructures depend on. This means that today's widely used cryptographic algorithms can soon become unsafe and need to be modified with quantum-safe (QS) cryptography. While much work is still needed in developing QS cryptographic algorithms, the institutional, organizational, and policy aspects of transitioning the current infrastructures have received less attention. This paper provides an empirical analysis of QS transition challenges and policy recommendations for moving to a QS situation. We analyzed the data collected through interviews with experts and practitioners from the Dutch government. The results reveal that institutional, organizational and policy aspects of QS transitions are interconnected, and solutions for QS transitions are scattered. Consequently, organizations may face a Catch-22 loop without further actionable approaches and planning for QS transitions.
AB - By utilizing the properties of quantum mechanics, quantum computers have the potential to factor a key pair of a large prime number and break some of the core cryptographic primitives that most information infrastructures depend on. This means that today's widely used cryptographic algorithms can soon become unsafe and need to be modified with quantum-safe (QS) cryptography. While much work is still needed in developing QS cryptographic algorithms, the institutional, organizational, and policy aspects of transitioning the current infrastructures have received less attention. This paper provides an empirical analysis of QS transition challenges and policy recommendations for moving to a QS situation. We analyzed the data collected through interviews with experts and practitioners from the Dutch government. The results reveal that institutional, organizational and policy aspects of QS transitions are interconnected, and solutions for QS transitions are scattered. Consequently, organizations may face a Catch-22 loop without further actionable approaches and planning for QS transitions.
KW - Adoption
KW - Digital government
KW - Implementation
KW - Information infrastructures
KW - Information sharing
KW - Policy recommendations
KW - Post-quantum cryptography
KW - Quantum-safe transition
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85177874880&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.giq.2023.101884
DO - 10.1016/j.giq.2023.101884
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85177874880
SN - 0740-624X
VL - 41
JO - Government Information Quarterly
JF - Government Information Quarterly
IS - 1
M1 - 101884
ER -