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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.
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ITU-T Y.3801: Functional requirements for quantum key distribution networks
Body
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
Kind
Recommendation
Status
Published (2020-04). Y.3801 (04/20) in force
Scope
Quantum key distribution
Jurisdiction
International
What it means for organisations
Lists functional requirements that QKD network operators and suppliers can map designs against.
Next milestone
None stated by the sources read.
Milestones, links, verification and sources
Dated milestones
: In-force edition approved
Verification
Verified. In-force edition and title read today on the ITU-T Recommendation page; the date is the month/year edition code (approval month), the exact approval day was not read.
ITU-T Y.3802: Quantum key distribution networks - Functional architecture
Body
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
Kind
Recommendation
Status
Published (2020-12). Y.3802 (12/20) in force; Corrigendum 1 (04/21) and Amendment 1 (11/23) in force
Scope
Quantum key distribution
Jurisdiction
International
What it means for organisations
Defines the layered functional architecture of QKD networks used as a reference by later ITU-T QKD Recommendations.
Next milestone
None stated by the sources read.
Milestones, links, verification and sources
Dated milestones
: In-force edition approved
Verification
Verified. In-force edition and title read today on the ITU-T Recommendation page; the date is the month/year edition code (approval month), the exact approval day was not read.
ITU-T Y.3803: Quantum key distribution networks - Key management
Body
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
Kind
Recommendation
Status
Published (2020-12). Y.3803 (12/20) in force; Amendment 1 (11/23) in force
Scope
Quantum key distribution
Jurisdiction
International
What it means for organisations
Specifies key management functions in QKD networks, relevant to how keys are relayed, stored and supplied to applications.
Next milestone
None stated by the sources read.
Milestones, links, verification and sources
Dated milestones
: In-force edition approved
Verification
Verified. In-force edition and title read today on the ITU-T Recommendation page; the date is the month/year edition code (approval month), the exact approval day was not read.
ITU-T Y.3804: Quantum key distribution networks - Control and management
Body
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
Kind
Recommendation
Status
Published (2025-04). Y.3804 (04/25) in force
Scope
Quantum key distribution
Jurisdiction
International
What it means for organisations
Describes control and management functions for operating QKD networks.
Next milestone
None stated by the sources read.
Milestones, links, verification and sources
Dated milestones
: In-force edition approved
Verification
Verified. In-force edition and title read today on the ITU-T Recommendation page; the date is the month/year edition code (approval month), the exact approval day was not read.
ITU-T Y.3810: Quantum key distribution network interworking - Framework
Body
ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector
Kind
Recommendation
Status
Published (2024-09). Y.3810 (09/24) in force; Corrigendum (12/25) in force
Scope
Quantum key distribution
Jurisdiction
International
What it means for organisations
Provides a framework for interworking between separately operated QKD networks.
Next milestone
None stated by the sources read.
Milestones, links, verification and sources
Dated milestones
: In-force edition approved
Verification
Verified. In-force edition and title read today on the ITU-T Recommendation page; the date is the month/year edition code (approval month), the exact approval day was not read.