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Readiness verdict

NIST FIPS 203/204/205 — First Finalized Post-Quantum Cryptography Standards (ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA)

A dated reading of what is claimed, reported, and independently verified in the current evidence.

As of
2026-10-01
Revision
3
Method
v1.4.0

Current reading

Readiness band and full integer triple

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Readiness band

Watch

Primary summary from verified readiness

Confidence
92% · stale
Computed at
2026-10-01T01:12:25.576664+00:00
Claimed
75

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
55

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
35

Independently supported evidence

Gap
+40

Claimed leads verified

Evidence strength Strong

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Agent-assisted assessment · independently reviewed · 2026-10-01

Proceed with staged adoption in supported applications.

Why
The standards are final, hybrid ML-KEM has substantial operational adoption, and inspectable tests demonstrate integration. Signature placement and implementation conformance still affect deployment viability.
Next
Use maintained implementations, check errata, and test interoperability, signature costs and negotiated protection across the complete connection path.

Constraints

Blockers

  • Uneven origin-server and protocol support
  • Large signatures and configuration-dependent authentication costs
  • Implementation-specific conformance gaps
  • Incomplete post-quantum authentication across existing PKI

Evidence summary

Derived counts

AI-assisted assembly

Total
13
Tier 1
7
Tier 2
6
Tier 3
0
Supports
9
Contradicts
1
Context
3
Latest observed
2026-08-05

Counts and dates only. Raw signals, private excerpts, trust records, and internal corpus material are not published here.

Publication record

Revisions

Revision 3

  1. 2026-07-23 Reading moved from mature to mature.
  2. 2026-09-22 Reading moved from mature to mature.
  3. 2026-10-01 Reading moved from mature to watch.

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