Post-Quantum Cryptography Readiness and Crypto-Agility in Financial PKI Services

Learn about the X9 Financial PKI program and its implementation of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) in this 29-minute presentation from Wells Fargo's Executive Director of Cybersecurity Research. Explore how the financial services industry is addressing the transition from legacy asymmetric algorithms to PQC algorithms through a specialized PKI framework that diverges from traditional standards bodies. Discover the unique requirements, technological considerations, and implementation details of the X9 Financial PKI initiative, designed specifically for banks, merchants, and third-party financial service providers. Gain insights into how this alternative approach provides PQC readiness and crypto-agility for the financial sector, including a detailed examination of the program's first deployment using PQC-enabled certificates.