JEP proposed to target JDK 24: 496: Quantum-Resistant Module-Lattice-Based Key Encapsulation Mechanism

[Iris Clark]

The following JEP with scope "SE" has been proposed to target JDK 24:

  496: Quantum-Resistant Module-Lattice-Based Key Encapsulation Mechanism
       https://openjdk.org/jeps/496

  Summary: Enhance the security of Java applications by providing
  an implementation of the quantum-resistant Module-Lattice-Based
  Key-Encapsulation Mechanism (ML-KEM).  Key encapsulation mechanisms
  (KEMs) are used to secure symmetric keys over insecure communication
  channels using public key cryptography.  ML-KEM is designed to
  be secure against future quantum computing attacks.  It has been
  standardized by the United States National Institute of Standards and
  Technology (NIST) in FIPS 203.

The announced deadline for feedback to jdk-dev is Thu 21 Nov 20:00 UTC:

    https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/jdk-dev/2024-November/009642.html

If there are no unresolved objections at that time, then the JEP will be moved
to the Targeted state, indicating that the feature is expected to appear in
the specified release of the JDK Project.  For more information about states,
see the JEP Process document:

    https://openjdk.org/jeps/1

A dashboard that lists JEPs with "SE" scope may be found via a link on this
page:

    https://openjdk.org/projects/jdk/24/spec/

Thanks,
Iris