Interactive Tool

Global PQC Migration Timeline

I built this tool because tracking post-quantum cryptography deadlines across jurisdictions had become a research project in itself. It now holds more than 150 milestones, mandates and deadlines from 24 jurisdictions, plus the G7, NATO, international bodies and the largest technology providers. They don’t always agree on timelines, algorithm choices or whether hybrid cryptography should be used.

The timeline maps every PQC-related date I’ve been able to verify against primary sources: US federal mandates (EO 14412, OMB M-26-15, the DoW PQC Strategy, CNSA 2.0, NIST IR 8547), national guidance (UK NCSC, the EU coordinated roadmap, BSI, ANSSI, ASD, Canada, the Netherlands, Japan, India, Singapore’s CSA and others), financial supervisors (SAMA, HKMA, MAS, FINMA, Bank of Israel, G7 Cyber Expert Group) and industry commitments and standards (Google, Cloudflare, Microsoft, OpenSSL, IETF). Each marker links to my analysis of that document on PostQuantum.com; for the few instruments I haven’t covered yet, it links to the primary source.

How to use it

The timeline defaults to key milestones. Switch to All entries at the top of the timeline to see the full dataset. Use the Region, Sector and Milestone filters to narrow the view. Hover or tap any entry for the full description, legal status, scope and a link to the analysis. The red line marks today.

Most entries have no legal force of their own, although a supervisor or a customer contract can make one binding on you. Check an entry’s legal status and scope before you treat its date as your deadline.

Why this matters

Your effective deadline is the earliest binding date in any jurisdiction where you operate, sell or hold a contract.

Jan 2027CNSA 2.0 gate · US national security vendors

End 2026SAMA inventory procedures · Saudi banks

Mar 2027SAMA quantum risk assessment · Saudi banks

For both, the effective deadline is years before 2035. I sort the instruments by what happens on breach, and say whom each binds, in Who Actually Enforces PQC Deadlines?

Last updated 17 October 2026. I update this timeline as new mandates are published. If you spot a deadline I’ve missed, contact me. For the full analysis, see the Global PQC Migration Timelines Deep Dive.