Question 16723 — new technologies

Summary

Mr. Aurélien Saintoul questions the Minister Delegate to the Minister of the Economy, Finance and Industrial, Energy and Digital Sovereignty, responsible for artificial intelligence and digital technology, on the importance of a real national strategy in terms of post-quantum cryptography. Quantum represents a challenge in all fields, particularly in computing. The first working quantum computer could appear as early as 2029. However, such a computer would immediately make obsolete the current cryptography used by banks, armies, as well as many other sectors essential to the sovereignty of the nation. France's strategic sectors, whether civil or military, must be allowed to protect themselves and anticipate such changes. Indeed, these investments would not only benefit the armies and services secrets, which obviously have a particular interest in protecting themselves from such a risk, but also to the banking sector which would find itself very helpless if quantum computers could overnight break the cryptography of financial transactions. For example, the American administration, under the leadership of President Biden, announced in early 2022 that it wanted to switch to post-quantum cryptography standards. which would allow them to protect themselves. The administration hoped to be able to make this switch in 2035 at a cost estimated at several tens of billions of dollars. In May 2026, the Trump administration announced investments worth $2 billion in the sector. He asks what is the timetable for implementation in ministries and in sectors vital to the Nation of the ANSSI recommendation of December 21, 2023 of transition to post-quantum cryptography, as well as the resources allocated to it. He also asks if a review is planned soon in order to take stock of this implementation.

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