[lamps] Notes on recent developments concerning Classic McEliece (BSI)
Peter Gutmann <pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz> Fri, 02 October 2026 04:23 UTC
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From: Peter Gutmann <pgut001@cs.auckland.ac.nz>
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Given the recent discussions I thought this may be relevant: Notes on recent developments concerning Classic McEliece https://www.bsi.bund.de/SharedDocs/Downloads/EN/BSI/Crypto/Notes_Classic_McEliece.pdf "The current situation shows that the recommendation to use post-quantum cryptography in hybrid mode has proven its worth". Peter.
- [lamps] Notes on recent developments concerning C… Peter Gutmann
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