Module 4
Signatures
4 lessonsabout 135 minFoundations / Practitioner / Advisor
After this module you can
- State the exact sizes of ML-DSA-44/65/87, SLH-DSA and their classical counterparts
- Justify which algorithm fits which job
Before thisM3: Key encapsulation
- 01ML-DSA (FIPS 204)State the exact key and signature sizes and NIST security categories of ML-DSA-44/65/87 from memory
- 02SLH-DSA and FN-DSAState the size/speed trade-off between SLH-DSA's (FIPS 205) 's' and 'f' variants and the real signature budget
- 03HQC status and the additional signature candidates in IR 8610State HQC's current standardization status (recalled from M2) and the current, live-verified number of IR 8610's round 3 additional signature candidates
- 04Which algorithm for which jobJustify why code signing (especially long-lived, non-updatable firmware) is a different algorithm decision from general TLS/PKI, and when stateful hash-based options really make sense