Projects

Overview
Project Title	Revise Cryptographic Algorithm BB
Approval	Approved
Document Number	352.0-B
Charter	1.02 Security Working Group
Document Type	Blue
Description of Document	Revise the Cryptographic Algorithms BB to add post-quantum algorithms per the international post-quantum selection processes (NIST, ISO), specifically KEM and signatures. This will provide a basis for the Triple KEM-based asymmetric key exchange project for SDLS.
Applicable Patents	There are no patent issues for this technology that are known by the CCSDS community
Patent Comments	There are patents related to FIPS-203 but those patents have been bought out by NIST enabling free usage of the technology.
Survey of Similar Standards Documents or Projects Undertaken in Other Bodies and elsewhere in CCSDS	NIST is publishing FIPS-203 document which documents the post-quantum algorithms which will be captured in the BB revision. Classic McEliece and FrodoKEM will be standardized as ISO 18033-2.
Resources
Book Editor	ESA
Book Editor Resources	.3 FTE
Prototype 1	ESA
Prototype 1 Resources	.3 FTE
Prototype 2	TBD
Prototype 2 Resources
Prototype 3	TBD
Prototype 3 Resources
Contribute	ESA, NASA
Monitor Only	CNES, DLR, JAXA, UKSA
Resource Comments	This work would entail pink sheet revisions to the existing BB but since new algorithms are being added, will require interoperability testing.

Schedule

Legend for Schedule Milestones = Required for Orange Books = Required for Green Books = Required for Magenta Books = Required for Blue Books Note - Red Books are Draft Blue/Magenta Books Schedule Milestones	Original Completion Date (Date in M/D/YYYY format.)	Comments (Date in M/D/YYYY format.)
Project Approved	6/1/2024
Project Start Date	6/1/2024
Internal WG Review
First Draft Circulated to WG	10/30/2024
First Draft Comments Due	12/20/2024
Second draft circulated to WG	4/30/2025
Second Draft Comments Due	7/15/2025
Final WB Submitted to AD for Further Processing	6/30/2025
External Milestones
Secretariat Document Processing	10/15/2025
First Agency Review	11/15/2025
RID Resolution	5/1/2026
Secretariat Document Processing 2	8/1/2026
Final Agency Review
RID Resolution
First Prototype Development	7/15/2025
Second Prototype Development	7/15/2025
CMC Approval	10/15/2026
Total Time to Complete (in months)	28