What is Giesecke+Devrient uPQComing Quantum-Safe eID Operating System?

Much of today's digital security rests on mathematical problems that a large enough quantum computer could eventually solve, which matters for things that must stay trustworthy for years, such as identity cards. Post-quantum cryptography is the field that designs replacement methods meant to resist quantum attacks, and a hard part is fitting them onto small chips with limited computing power and memory. G+D's quantum-safe electronic-ID (eID) operating system work is Giesecke+Devrient developing quantum-resistant technology for identity card operating systems, being integrated as prototypes into its Java Card chip operating system (the software that runs on the card's chip) for identity cards within the European uPQComing research project funded by the Chips Joint Undertaking. Earlier, G+D and Bundesdruckerei jointly initiated a demonstrator (a working test version) for the German national ID card.

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