Passenger Terminal Today
Kylie Bielby
04 March 2025
A new European initiative, the PQC4eMRTD (Post-Quantum Cryptography for electronic Machine-Readable Travel Documents) project, has officially begun. Funded by the European Union under the Digital Europe Programme, the two-year project aims to address the security challenges posed by the rise of quantum computing, focusing on the standardization and promotion of quantum-resistant (QR) cryptographic protocols for electronic machine-readable travel documents (eMRTDs).
The PQC4eMRTD project will focus on pushing existing PQC research results toward international standardization working groups to facilitate the adoption of QR protocols.
It aims to provide a detailed blueprint for Europe’s transition to PQC, serving as a model for other regions.
