Cloudflare has announced an acceleration of its roadmap for post-quantum security, aiming to fully protect its platform, including authentication systems, from quantum computing threats by 2029. This decision comes in response to new research indicating that current encryption standards could be compromised sooner than expected. Reports 3dnews.ru.
Recent advancements by Google and Oratomic researchers have shown significant progress in developing algorithms and hardware capable of bypassing widely used protection methods like RSA-2048. As a result, Cloudflare is preparing for the potential arrival of 'Q-day,' when quantum systems could widely breach modern cryptographic protocols, possibly by the end of this decade.
The industry's focus is shifting from long-term data encryption protection to securing current authentication systems. Quantum-powered attackers could forge credentials to infiltrate corporate networks directly. Implementing post-quantum authentication is technically more challenging than standard encryption due to dependencies on long-lived keys and third-party certificates. Companies will need to adopt new standards and phase out outdated cryptographic systems for reliable protection.
Currently, over half of Cloudflare's network traffic already uses post-quantum key agreements. By 2026, the company plans to expand support for post-quantum authentication, deploying it across most products by 2028. By 2029, all platform services will be post-quantum secure by default, with no additional costs for clients. This update was reported by SiliconANGLE, founded by tech entrepreneurs John Furrier and Dave Vellante.
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