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Nov 2, 2026 In Open Quantum Safe, PQCA
OQS Outstanding Contributor Profiles: Meet Owen Waldron and Andrew Younkers
Meet Owen Waldron, a University of Waterloo student contributing to the integration of new post-quantum signature algorithms into liboqs, and Andrew Younkers, a Cisco software engineer maintaining OQS-SSH. Discover their experiences, the technical challenges they are tackling, and their advice for aspiring contributors. Outstanding Contributor Profile Owen Waldron - University…
Oct 20, 2026 In CBOMkit
LFX Mentorship: Extending C/C++ language and OpenSSL Library Support to CBOMkit
Contributed By: Shubham KumarShubham Kumar, an LFX Fall 2026 Mentee with a background in applied cryptography and telecom networks, is an active open-source contributor. He serves as an Advisory Committee representative at the OpenSSL Foundation, the NgKore Foundation, and the LF Networking ONAP project. He is passionate about learning new…
Oct 14, 2026 In CBOMkit
LFX Mentorship: Adding C/C++, Javascript/Typescript Cryptographic Detection to Sonar Cryptography
Contributed By: Siddhartha Bhattarai. LFX mentee 2026 JUNE-SEPTEMBER. This summer, through the Linux Foundation Mentorship program, I worked on cryptographic detection in Sonar Cryptography, an open-source CBOM (Cryptographic Bill of Materials) generator under PQCA. My mentor was Aditya Koranga. The work had two parts: C/C++ (OpenSSL): another contributor built the…
Sep 8, 2026 In CBOMkit
Sonar Cryptography Plugin
Modern applications rely on cryptographic libraries across multiple programming languages, but identifying exactly which cryptographic algorithms and configurations are used in a codebase is difficult. The Sonar Cryptography Plugin addresses this by analyzing source code and turning detected cryptographic usage into a structured Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM). This article…
Member Spotlight: In Africa, PQCA’s Tools Meet a Continent’s Backbone
How an associate member put the Alliance's open-source stack to work — and made post-quantum migration a continental conversation. When the Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance opens its tooling and standards work to the community, the return isn't always visible right away. Here is a case where it was. On 26 June,…
Jul 27, 2026 In Open Quantum Safe, PQCA
Leadership Spotlight: Q&A With Rodrigo Martín Sánchez-Ledesma, OQS TSC Co-Chair
Q: What is your current role/background, and how did you first get involved with Open Quantum Safe (OQS)? A: My name is Rodrigo Martín Sánchez-Ledesma. I am a mathematician from Spain, with a background in Computer Science as well. I work at Indra, a Spanish technological company, where I currently…
Jun 11, 2026 In CBOMkit
CBOMkit Pipeline – Uncover Cryptographic Algorithms Hiding in the Dependencies of Your Project
The Problem Organizations preparing for PQC transition need to start building their cryptographic inventories. One of the main components of a cryptographic inventory should be a list of CBOMs (Cryptographic Bill of Materials). Tools such as CBOMkit tool suite (which is a part of Post Quantum Cryptography Alliance tooling group)…
May 18, 2026 In PQCA
Announcing the PQC Readiness Tracking Working Group
The Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance (PQCA) is happy to announce the creation of the Readiness Tracking Working Group. As the industry prepares for the transition to post-quantum safe ciphers, it can be challenging to find information regarding the PQC compatibility of common enterprise and consumer technology. The working group will coordinate…
Apr 15, 2026 In CBOMkit
CBOMkit Now Supports Go (Golang)
We’re excited to announce that CBOMkit now supports Go (Golang) for cryptographic detection and CBOM generation. With this update, CBOMkit extends its language coverage beyond Java and Python - bringing cryptographic visibility to one of the most widely used languages in modern infrastructure. What’s Included in Go Support Go support…
Mar 16, 2026 In CBOMkit
PQCA CBOMkit Architecture
CBOMkit is a collection of tools built by IBM (now under the Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance) for generating and managing Cryptographic Bills of Materials (CBOMs). A CBOM is a structured inventory of the cryptographic assets present in a software system: algorithms, keys, protocols, and their properties. The kit enables organizations to…