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Post-quantum cryptography, start to finish.

16 modules and 55 lessons, from why quantum computers matter to scoping a bank's migration. Each lesson states its outcomes, cites primary sources, and ends with questions that test them.

About 32 hours of reading, plus labs.

Set up your lab Skip to the threat model

Foundations

You know some security, not PKI. Primers sit in collapsible blocks so you can open them when needed.

Practitioner

You will implement. Labs, byte counts and configuration details are written for you.

Advisor

You will advise a bank. Sections assume X.509 and CA operations and focus on what breaks under PQC.

Three levels, one path. Every lesson marks which levels it serves.

Foundations

M0 to M2

Lab setup, the quantum threat in numbers, and the math intuition behind lattices, hashes and codes.

Algorithms and standards

M3 to M6

ML-KEM, ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, FN-DSA and HQC, how to read a status, and hybrid versus pure designs.

Systems

M7 to M10

Certificates and PKI, TLS, IKEv2 and SSH, HSMs and smart cards, and payment cryptography.

Programs

M11 to M15

Regulation, discovery and CBOMs, migration planning, what breaks, and advising a bank.

Tools

Handshake bytes, algorithm sizes, Mosca, timeline, decision tree and cost model.

Practice

Flashcards over the course numbers and an objection drill for real meetings.