Encryption Apple releases quantum-resistant code and verification tools May 27, 2026 Share By SC Staff (Credit: ink drop – stock.adobe.com) As reported by CyberScoop, Apple has made its quantum-resistant cryptographic code and the mathematical verification tools used to ensure its correctness publicly available. This release aims to allow for independent review and broader adoption across the technology industry. The release includes implementations of ML-KEM and ML-DSA, two quantum-secure algorithms, along with the formal verification libraries and tools Apple developed. These tools are integrated into corecrypto, Apple's cryptographic library used on over 2.5 billion devices for encryption, decryption, hashing, and digital signatures. Apple began deploying this quantum-resistant encryption in iMessage in 2024 and has since expanded it to VPN services and TLS networking protocols. The verification process, which uses mathematical proofs to ensure code correctness, uncovered errors missed by conventional testing, such as a bug in the ML-DSA code that could have compromised digital signatures. Apple acknowledges that a hybrid approach, combining formal verification with conventional testing and evaluation, provides the most robust security for critical cryptographic software against the threat posed by future quantum computers. Source: CyberScoop SC Staff Related Encryption Discord implements end-to-end encryption for voice and video calls SC Staff May 20, 2026 The popular platform, which serves an estimated 690 million registered users, extended its open-source DAVE encryption protocol to cover all its clients, including desktop, mobile, web browsers, and gaming consoles. Encryption Apple and Google roll out end-to-end encrypted RCS messaging SC Staff May 12, 2026 The E2EE RCS messaging feature is now available to iPhone users running iOS 26.5 with supported carriers and Android users on the latest Google Messages version. Network Security Microsoft to block legacy TLS connections for POP and IMAP in Exchange Online SC Staff April 29, 2026 This change means that POP3 and IMAP4 connections will require TLS 1.2 or later. Get daily email updates SC Media's daily must-read of the most current and pressing daily news Business Email By clicking the Subscribe button below, you agree to SC Media Terms of Use and Privacy Policy . Subscribe Related Terms Byte Data Warehousing Digital Signature End-to-End Encryption Full-Disk Encryption (FDE) One-Way Encryption Pretty Good Privacy (PGP)™ Public-Key Forward Secrecy (PFS) Signals Analysis Symmetric Cryptography You can skip this ad in 5 seconds