Securing Tomorrow’s Information Through Post-Quantum Cryptography

In recent years, there has been a substantial amount of research on quantum computers – machines that exploit quantum mechanical phenomena to solve mathematical problems that are difficult or intractable for conventional computers. If large-scale quantum computers are ever built, they will compromise the security of many commonly used cryptographic algorithms.

https://csrc.nist.gov/publications/detail/itl-bulletin/2018/02/securing-information-through-post-quantum-cryptography/final