IDEMIA Unveils First-of-its-Kind Crypto Agility Solution for Post-Quantum Security

IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) has unveiled a first-of-its-kind crypto-agility solution to protect physical and digital products from quantum threats. The solution allows service providers to upgrade to more secure cryptographic algorithms, ensuring long-term security. It is applicable to products like smart meters, automobiles, payment cards, and 5G and eSIM cards. The IST solution, based on NIST-standardized algorithms, is the first to guarantee long-term security for both embedded chip products and digital solutions. Marc Bertin, CTO at IST, emphasized the company’s commitment to leading in post-quantum security.

IDEMIA Secure Transactions Introduces Post-Quantum Crypto-Agility Solution

IDEMIA Secure Transactions (IST) has announced the development of a crypto-agility solution, a first in the world, designed to provide long-term protection for both physical and digital products against quantum threats. This solution allows service providers of secure products, such as banks, Fintechs, mobile network operators, IoT manufacturers, and security providers, to continually adapt to new threats in the post-quantum era.

The advent of post-quantum cryptography has necessitated the development of agile solutions capable of adapting to new threats in a rapidly evolving ecosystem. Crypto-agility allows providers to transition to newer, more secure cryptographic algorithms or protocols as older ones become obsolete, thereby ensuring the quantum security of physical or digital products.

Crypto-Agility: A Breakthrough in Quantum Threat Management

Crypto-agility offers operational simplicity, making it applicable to products in the field that have this functionality, such as smart meters, automobiles, payment cards, 5G, and eSIM cards. This adaptability directly onto existing products provides significant added value in terms of efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and compliance with regulatory changes, while ensuring total business continuity.

The IST solution, based on NIST-standardized algorithms, is the first on the market to enable any company to guarantee long-term state-of-the-art security for both embedded chip products and digital solutions, capitalizing on more flexible and efficient methods for addressing security flaws.

IDEMIA Secure Transactions: A Pioneer in Post-Quantum Cryptography

As pioneers in the security industry, IDEMIA Secure Transactions is dedicated to leading the charge into the post-quantum era with their unparalleled expertise and innovative solutions. They are extremely proud of this first-of-its-kind technological advancement, which will offer long-term state-of-the-art security for solutions used by millions of people every day. Their commitment lies not only in providing cutting-edge technology but also in accompanying their clients every step of the way as they navigate the evolving landscape of cybersecurity.

IDEMIA Secure Transactions: A Key Player in the Post-Quantum Cryptography Ecosystem

This solution relies on IDEMIA Secure Transactions’ expertise in migration towards post-quantum technology and is in line with the Division’s longstanding commitment empowering clients with an unbeatable balance between high-level security and ease of use. In addition to providing the technical crypto-agility solution, the company will also provide accompanying services to leverage this technology.

With its 800 experts worldwide in research and development, IDEMIA Secure Transactions is at the leading edge of technology and a world leader in post-quantum cryptography. The company has long pioneered the development of post-quantum algorithms and, in 2022, became the first company to offer a quantum-resistant 5G SIM. Thanks to this expertise, its teams are helping in the creation of an industry standard for post-quantum technologies, and are actively contributing to working groups with the US National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).