Falcon
For Falcon, purpose is digital signature; current status is selected for ongoing standardization; planned status is standardization underway; replacement is N/A (this is a future post-quantum standard); source document is NIST PQC project, recorded from its source on 2026-08-16; source re-checked 2026-09-28.
- Algorithm
- Falcon verified
- Purpose
- digital signature our reading
- Current status
- selected for ongoing standardization our reading
- Planned status
- standardization underway our reading
- Replacement
- N/A (this is a future post-quantum standard) our reading
- Source document
- NIST PQC project our reading
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What the source says
Falcon digital signature algorithm and HQC key encapsulation mechanism were selected for ongoing standardization;
— csrc.nist.gov, retrieved 2026-08-16
Source
- csrc.nist.govhttps://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-quantum-cryptography