France to stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryption

Written by Felix Ngstaff editorReviewed by Jesse Coghlanstaff editorWritten by Felix Ngstaff editorReviewed by Jesse Coghlanstaff editorFrance to stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryptionLatest NewsPublishedJun 18, 2026France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption starting in 2027, with full adoption targeted for 2030.France’s national cybersecurity agency ANSSI said Tuesday that it will stop certifying security products that lack quantum-resistant encryption, reflecting growing concern among governments about quantum threats to cryptography. ANSSI Chief of Staff Samih Souissi said at the France Quantum 2026 Summit that it would halt such certifications in 2027 and that businesses should buy only quantum-safe products by 2030, Reuters reported.“ANSSI has been telegraphing this move for years,” Marin Ivezic, the founder of consulting firm Applied Quantum, said in a post on LinkedIn. “What changed yesterday is that ANSSI’s chief of staff said it publicly at a major conference, in front of the French quantum ecosystem, with Reuters in the room. The guidance became a commitment.”ANSSI certification is a prerequisite for use across French government agencies and critical infrastructure operators. The move would force vendors to demonstrate post-quantum cryptography capability by 2027 or lose access to government contracts.“It’s not only a technical issue,” Souissi said. “It’s a matter of governance, industrial planning, regulation, and sovereignty.”ANSSI Chief of Staff Samih Souissi speaking at Orange OpenTech 2025 Source: YouTubeFrance’s 2027 cutoff aligns with a move from the US National Security Agency (NSA) to require all national security systems to use its suite of quantum-resistant algorithms, known as CNSA 2.0, by 2027. Under CNSA 2.0, all new national security system acquisitions are required to support the approved algorithms by Jan. 1, 2027. Noncompliant systems must be phase…

France to stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryption

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