Cloud-Plattformen · 20.08.2026, 16:16 UTC
Announcing quantum-safe key import in Cloud KMS
| Schweregrad | info |
|---|---|
| Kategorie | Cloud-Plattformen |
| Quelle | Google Cloud Blog ↗ |
| Veröffentlicht | 20.08.2026 UTC |
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As enterprises increasingly adopt multicloud architectures, bring your own key (BYOK) has become a fundamental pillar for maintaining data sovereignty and helping protect critical cloud workloads. At the same time, quantum computing has rapidly advanced, and security teams need to re-evaluate how they securely transfer encryption keys across networks. Following our previous announcements of quantum-safe digital signatures and quantum-safe key encapsulation mechanisms (KEMs) in Cloud Key Management Service (Cloud KMS), we are excited to announce the preview of quantum-safe key import in Cloud KMS for software-based cryptographic keys. Our updated quantum-safe BYOK capability, the first step of the next phase of our post-quantum cryptography (PQC) migration timeline, can help you protect your sensitive keys before a cryptographically-relevant quantum computer (CRQC) emerges. As you adopt quantum-safe key import to help protect your keys in transit, you can also monitor your overall post-quantum posture with Cloud KMS PQC insights, now generally available. This high-level visual illustrates your asymmetric keys based on the categorization of the algorithms they use, and can help you plan for future modernization and support long-term resilience. The threat: Store Now, Decrypt Later attacks Traditional key import methods rely on classical asymmetric encryption standards to wrap keys during transit. While these algorithms successfully defend against today’s threats, they will become fundamentally insecure when a viable quantum computer emerges that can potentially decrypt keys …