Projects

Overview
Project Title	Triple Key Encapsulation Mechanisms (KEM)
Approval	Approved
Document Number
Charter	5.09 Space Data Link Security WG
Document Type	Blue
Description of Document	Specify a standard to perform post-quantum asymmetric key establishment, by using triple-KEM, for the initial use by the SDLS protocol. This will be based on the cryptographic building blocks selected for the crypto algorithms blue book update.
Applicable Patents	There are no patent issues for this technology that are known by the CCSDS community
Patent Comments
Survey of Similar Standards Documents or Projects Undertaken in Other Bodies and elsewhere in CCSDS	No similar standard being developed by other bodies identified.
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
Prototype 3 Resources
Contribute	ESA
Monitor Only	CNES, DLR, ESA, JAXA, NASA, UKSA
Resource Comments

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	4/28/2025
First Draft Comments Due	6/30/2025
Second draft circulated to WG	10/15/2025
Second Draft Comments Due	11/5/2025
Final WB Submitted to AD for Further Processing	1/30/2026
External Milestones
Secretariat Document Processing	3/30/2026
First Agency Review	4/30/2026
RID Resolution	5/30/2026
Secretariat Document Processing 2	7/30/2026
Final Agency Review
RID Resolution
First Prototype Development	4/30/2026
Second Prototype Development	4/30/2026
CMC Approval	12/1/2026
Total Time to Complete (in months)	30