[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":91},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-\u002Fnews\u002Faustralia-ism-1917-gov-crypto-pqc-by-2030":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"author":6,"authorTitle":7,"authorUrl":8,"body":9,"canonical":8,"category":43,"date":44,"description":45,"draft":46,"extension":47,"faqs":48,"findingsSource":8,"geo":58,"image":60,"industries":61,"keyFindings":8,"meta":64,"modified":65,"navigation":66,"path":67,"pullquote":8,"recommendations":8,"references":68,"related":72,"seo":79,"seoTitle":80,"signposts":8,"slug":81,"stats":8,"stem":82,"tags":83,"tldr":89,"__hash__":90},"news\u002Fnews\u002Faustralia-ism-1917-gov-crypto-pqc-by-2030.md","Australia's ISM-1917 Requires New Government Cryptography to Support PQC by 2030","ArcQubit Team","",null,{"type":10,"value":11,"toc":39},"minimark",[12,17,24,27,30,33],[13,14,16],"h2",{"id":15},"australias-ism-1917-requires-new-government-cryptography-to-support-pqc-by-2030","Australia's ISM-1917 requires new government cryptography to support PQC by 2030",[18,19,20],"p",{},[21,22,23],"strong",{},"1 DECEMBER 2024, CANBERRA",[18,25,26],{},"The Australian Signals Directorate's Information Security Manual added control 1917, which requires new government cryptography to support post-quantum algorithms by 2030. The control names ML-DSA-87 and ML-KEM-1024 for the post-quantum schemes, with SHA-384 or SHA-512 for hashing and AES-256 for symmetric encryption. It gives Australian agencies a precise technical target rather than a general requirement.",[18,28,29],{},"The control targets new cryptography. It shapes what agencies build and buy from now on, rather than forcing an immediate rip-and-replace of everything in place. As agencies renew systems through 2030, the control steers the estate toward post-quantum support, so the migration happens through the normal refresh cycle instead of a single disruptive event.",[18,31,32],{},"The choice of parameter sets signals a conservative posture. ML-DSA-87 and ML-KEM-1024 are the highest-security configurations of their standards, so selecting them favours a larger security margin over performance. That trade-off fits government data, which often must stay protected for long periods and justifies the extra cost of the strongest options.",[18,34,35,38],{},[21,36,37],{},"Why it matters."," ISM-1917 turns Australia's post-quantum intent into a concrete control with named algorithms and a 2030 date for new cryptography. By tying the requirement to new systems, it makes the migration manageable through routine renewal. Agencies and their suppliers can specify ML-DSA-87 and ML-KEM-1024 in new procurements now, aligning with both the control and the international NIST standards behind it.",{"title":7,"searchDepth":40,"depth":40,"links":41},2,[42],{"id":15,"depth":40,"text":16},"Policy","2024-12-01","Australia's ISM control 1917 requires new government cryptography to support post-quantum algorithms by 2030, naming ML-DSA-87, ML-KEM-1024 and AES-256.",false,"md",[49,52,55],{"q":50,"a":51},"What does ISM-1917 require?","ISM control 1917 requires new Australian government cryptography to support post-quantum algorithms by 2030. It names ML-DSA-87 and ML-KEM-1024 for the post-quantum schemes, alongside SHA-384 or SHA-512 for hashing and AES-256 for symmetric encryption.",{"q":53,"a":54},"Does it cover existing systems?","The control targets new cryptography, so it shapes what agencies build and buy going forward rather than forcing an immediate replacement of everything in place. That approach steers the estate toward post-quantum support as systems are renewed through 2030.",{"q":56,"a":57},"Why name the strongest parameter sets?","ML-DSA-87 and ML-KEM-1024 are the highest-security parameter sets of their standards. 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