IEEE P802.11 - POST QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY (PQC) STUDY GROUP (SG) -
MEETING UPDATE
Status of IEEE 802.11 Post Quantum Cryptography SG
Stephen Orr (Cisco), Chair
xxxx, Vice-chair
xxxx, Recording Secretary
Page Contents
- 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
Achievements
The main achievements of this meeting were
- Current status
- Two presentations on use cases:
- A PAR and CSD were approved during the WG mid-week plenary
- Teleconferences
- To be scheduled for June 2025 with 10 days notice
July 2025 session plans
- 3 meeting slots, to respond to PAR and CSD comments.
USEFUL LINKS TO OTHER SITES:
IEEE P802.11 WLANs RELATED
OTHER SITES
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