# HQC — NIST cryptographic algorithm deprecation schedule: what is approved, deprecated, and disallowed, and when

For HQC, purpose is key establishment; current status is Selected for standardization; planned status is Pending FIPS standard; replacement is N/A; source document is PQC project page (selected March 2025), recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.

- **Algorithm:** HQC _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Purpose:** key establishment
- **Current status:** Selected for standardization _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Planned status:** Pending FIPS standard
- **Replacement:** N/A
- **Source document:** PQC project page (selected March 2025)

## What the source says

> HQC was selected for standardization on March 11, 2025.

## Source

- https://csrc.nist.gov/projects/post-quantum-cryptography

Last verified: 2026-08-15. Review by: 2027-02-11.
Part of [NIST cryptographic algorithm deprecation schedule: what is approved, deprecated, and disallowed, and when](https://referencesource.org/nist-cryptographic-algorithm-deprecation-schedule/).