KubeCon + CloudNative North America 2023

Cryptography provides security for many of the tasks we do online everyday, but quantum computers pose a unique threat to that security. Any data protected using classical encryption-–including private messages, banking details, confidential business information–-is at risk of falling into the wrong hands as quantum computers become more powerful. To protect against this threat, the cybersecurity community has created a suite of new quantum-safe encryption which the NIST has chosen as part of their post-quantum cryptographic standard. So, how do we adopt these tools and standards in Kubernetes? In this talk, Paul and Max will sketch the steps to safeguard Kubernetes against attacks on classical encryption using quantum-safe technologies. By the end of the talk, listeners will have a strong understanding of the need for quantum-safe cryptography, the work being done in the open source community, and steps operators and developers can take now to enhance the security of their clusters.