From: grarpamp [1]https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2016/12/nist-asks-public-help- future-proof-electronic-information [2]https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/20/2016-30615/anno uncing-request-for-nominations-for-public-key-post-quantum-cryptographi c-algorithms [3]http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/ST/post-quantum-crypto/minimum-accept-re qs.html The middle article doesn't define what is a "public-key post-quantum standards." Just as a guess, I'm thinking this is a public-key system that is resistant to quantum-computation methods. True? But how do we know? Jim Bell References 1. https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2016/12/nist-asks-public-help-future-proof-electronic-information 2. https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/12/20/2016-30615/announcing-request-for-nominations-for-public-key-post-quantum-cryptographic-algorithms 3. http://csrc.nist.gov/groups/ST/post-quantum-crypto/minimum-accept-reqs.html