IEEE P802.11 - POST QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY (PQC) STUDY GROUP (SG) - MEETING UPDATE

Status of IEEE 802.11 Post Quantum Cryptography SG

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Background

Goals

May 2025

Background

The Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Study Group (SG) will consider the development of a Project Authorization Request (PAR) and Criteria for Standards Development (CSD) to produce an amendment to update WLAN security.

Goals

The goal of the PQC SG is to define a PAR that at a high level, covers:

• Updating or creating new AKMs to be more resilient to quantum computing.
• Look into updating other areas of IEEE 802.11 where public key cryptography is used (e.g. SAE, OWE, AP PeerKey, FILS, or PASN).

May 2025

Main documents

• Closing report

Achievements

The main achievements of this meeting were

• Current status
  • Two presentations on use cases:
    • ML-KEM in 802.11
    • A PQC PAKE
  • A PAR and CSD were approved during the WG mid-week plenary
    • PAR
    • CSD
• Teleconferences
  • To be scheduled for June 2025 with 10 days notice

July 2025

Main documents

• Closing report

Achievements

The main achievements of this meeting were to address comments to the PAR and CSD and submit for LMSC/SASB/NesCom approval

• Current status
  • PAR and CSD approved at Mid-Week Plenary:
    • PAR
    • CSD
  • Technical Presentations
    • PQC Protocol Review
    • PQC Protocol Definitions
    • Using Proof of Work Techniques to Protect Against Active Attacks
    • Post-Quantum Opportunistic Wireless Encryption Specification
    • ML-KEM in PASN
    • ML-KEM in PASN PDT
• Teleconferences
  • None Scheduled
• September 2025 Hawaii
  • Three meetings Scheduled
  • Anticipating formation of IEEE 802.11bt

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OTHER SITES

• IEEE P802 LAN/MAN Standards Committee (LMSC)

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