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Standards, specifications, committees and migration deadlines on post-quantum cryptography, quantum key distribution and quantum technologies: ETSI, CEN-CENELEC, ISO/IEC, ITU-T, IEEE, NIST and the IETF, the EU roadmap and the national agencies, each with its status and dates, its scope, what it means for organisations and its next milestone.
This page: every standard, committee and deadline with its status and next milestone. The other post-quantum pages: Guide: what post-quantum cryptography is and what to do first; Timeline by authority: the milestones of each EU and national authority, as its source states them; What is due when: everything due in the next 12 to 60 months, in date order, with a calendar feed; Compliance calendar: dated obligations and milestones beyond post-quantum.
Verification of the items on the date read: Verified: 57; Partly verified: 20; Not verified: 2.
9 items
IEEE P7130: IEEE Draft Standard for Quantum Technologies Definitions
Body
IEEE Standards Association
Kind
Specification
Status
In development (2021-09-23). Active PAR (approved 2021-09-23), C/SABSC, QCN-WG; PAR extended to 2026-12-31 by the SASB on 2025-12-10; no approved IEEE 7130 standard (no '7130-2023') found
Scope
Quantum technologies in general
Jurisdiction
International
What it means for organisations
Would give a consensus set of quantum technology terms for IEEE and wider use, but it remains a draft.
Verified. Project page shows title, Active PAR and PAR approval 2021-09-23 but not the expiry; expiry read in the SASB minutes of 10 December 2025 (NesCom extension requests, approved on the consent agenda). The brief's 'IEEE 7130-2023' could not be confirmed: no approved standard exists on the project page.
IEEE P1943: Standard for Post-Quantum Network Security
Body
IEEE Standards Association
Kind
Work item or project
Status
In development (2022-06-16). Active PAR, approved 2022-06-16 (COM/NetSoft-SC, QuNET/WG)
Scope
Post-quantum cryptography
Jurisdiction
International
What it means for organisations
Would specify how existing network security protocols can be run in post-quantum and hybrid modes.
Next milestone
None stated by the sources read.
Milestones, links, verification and sources
Verification
Partly verified. Title, status and PAR approval date read on the project page. The PAR expiry is only on the IEEE myProject PAR detail page, which returned HTTP 502.
IEEE P1947: Standard for Quantum Cybersecurity Framework
Body
IEEE Standards Association
Kind
Work item or project
Status
In development (2024-03-21). Active PAR, approved 2024-03-21 (COM/NetSoft-SC)
Scope
Post-quantum cryptography
Jurisdiction
International
What it means for organisations
Would describe quantum-era threat vectors to data security and matching defence mechanisms in one framework.
Next milestone
None stated by the sources read.
Milestones, links, verification and sources
Verification
Partly verified. Title, status, committee and PAR approval date read on the project page. PAR expiry not shown there; PAR detail page returned HTTP 502.
IEEE P3329: Standard for Quantum Computing Energy Efficiency
Body
IEEE Standards Association
Kind
Work item or project
Status
In development (2023-02-15). Active PAR, approved 2023-02-15 (C/SABSC, Quantum Energy Initiative WG)
Scope
Quantum computing
Jurisdiction
International
What it means for organisations
Would define metrics relating quantum computing performance to energy consumption across qubit technologies.
Next milestone
None stated by the sources read.
Milestones, links, verification and sources
Verification
Partly verified. Title, status, committee and PAR approval date read on the project page (the IEEE quantum activities page uses a longer title including 'and Simulation'). PAR expiry not shown; PAR detail page returned HTTP 502.
IEEE P7131: Standard for Quantum Computing Performance Metrics & Performance Benchmarking
Body
IEEE Standards Association
Kind
Work item or project
Status
Withdrawn (2024-12-09). Expired PAR administratively withdrawn at NesCom on 2024-12-09 (C/SABSC); project page no longer available
Scope
Quantum computing
Jurisdiction
International
What it means for organisations
Leaves no active IEEE standard project on quantum computing performance benchmarking under this number.
Next milestone
None stated by the sources read.
Milestones, links, verification and sources
Verification
Verified. Withdrawal read in the NesCom minutes of 9 December 2024 (2.1.1 Administratively Withdrawn PARs) and the December 2024 list of PARs for administrative withdrawal. The former project page returns an unavailable message.
IEEE P3172: Recommended Practice for Post-Quantum Cryptography Migration
Body
IEEE Standards Association
Kind
Work item or project
Status
Withdrawn (2025-11-04). PAR withdrawn by the SASB on 2025-11-04 (C/CPSC)
Scope
Post-quantum cryptography
Jurisdiction
International
What it means for organisations
Leaves no active IEEE recommended practice on PQC migration under this number.
Next milestone
None stated by the sources read.
Milestones, links, verification and sources
Verification
Verified. Title and withdrawal read on the SASB board actions page of 4 November 2025. The original PAR approval (May 2022) was seen only in search results, not on a fetched page.
IEEE P3185: Standard for Hybrid Quantum-Classical Computing
Body
IEEE Standards Association
Kind
Work item or project
Status
Withdrawn (2025-09-10). PAR withdrawn by the SASB on 2025-09-10 (C/SABSC); project page now unavailable though the IEEE quantum activities page still features it
Scope
Quantum computing
Jurisdiction
International
What it means for organisations
Leaves no active IEEE standard project on hybrid quantum-classical computing architecture under this number.
Next milestone
None stated by the sources read.
Milestones, links, verification and sources
Verification
Verified. Withdrawal read on the SASB board actions page of 10 September 2025. The project page returned an unavailable message today; the IEEE quantum standards activities page still lists it as a featured project, which looks out of date.