Living definition
What is HAWK Post-Quantum Signature Withdrawn After Mythos Attack?
Post-Quantum CryptographySecurity & Identity
- As of
- 2026-10-01
- Revision
- 2026-10-06.1
- Method
- v1.4.0
Definition
The term, in context
AI-assisted draft · approved dataset
HAWK was a lattice-based post-quantum digital signature scheme whose authors withdrew it after the Mythos cryptanalytic attack broke its security argument. Its withdrawal is itself the technically significant event: a candidate signature scheme failing analysis narrows the field of viable post-quantum alternatives.
Live readiness status
Status as of the current dateline
AI-assisted assembly · derived results
As of 2026-10-01, verified readiness is 15 (claimed 15, reported 15, gap 0) — Growing evidence strength; current signals suggest If you need secure digital signatures, do not adopt the withdrawn HAWK candidate.
The readiness fact belongs to the canonical Readiness Verdict for HAWK Post-Quantum Signature Withdrawn After Mythos Attack.
Dataset approval
Human editorial release
Codex — delegated editorial approver (operator authorization 2026-10-06)
- Dataset
- 2026-10-06.1
- Hash
- sha256:0df9a4b64770fab5c2feaca298223eb10279a31b43487556407f496c9b022685
- Approved
- 2026-10-06