Energy Consumption of Post-Quantum Cryptography on Constrained and General-Purpose Architectures
Benchmarking all three NIST post-quantum standards on constrained and general-purpose chips reveals significant energy trade-offs — essential planning data as EU migration mandates approach.
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arXiv:2610.27111v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: With Q-day approaching, the transition to post-quantum cryptography (PQC) has begun, with governments across the US, UK and EU mandating migration to quantum-resistant standards. This paper benchmarks the three NIST-standardised PQC algorithms - FIPS 203 (ML-KEM), FIPS 204 (ML-DSA) and FIPS 205 (SLH-DSA) - across key generation, signing and verification operations, measuring both computational performance and energy consumption on a range of const
Editorial Analysis
With EU and US governments mandating PQC migration, enterprises — especially those with large IoT or embedded fleets — need energy-cost data to avoid operational surprises during the transition.
Incorporate PQC energy consumption benchmarks into your quantum-readiness roadmap, particularly for battery-powered and constrained device portfolios.
Post-quantum cryptography migration carries hidden energy costs on constrained devices; early benchmarking prevents operational disruption as EU mandates take effect.
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