Written by Evan Barnett
It’s finally time for the International Cryptographic Module Conference this year! ICMC 2024 will perhaps be the most energized ICMC to date, as post-quantum cryptography (PQC) – a topic that’s been weighing on most of our minds – features prominently on the agenda. There will also be exciting panels on the NCCoE’s Automation of Module Validation Project (AMVP), the upcoming updates to ISO/IEC 19790, and a whole lot more.
If you haven’t decided which sessions you’re attending, head over to ICMC’s agenda page to start putting your schedule together.
And, as is tradition, we’ve prepared a light-hearted animation to kick off the event, and it’s got the three essential Ps: Penguins, Pirates, and PQC. (We think they’re essential, at least!) If you haven’t had a chance to see it, you can give it a watch below:
While atsec won’t have any presentations covering penguins or pirates, we will have multiple sessions on other interesting topics, be speaking on several panels, and have a booth at the event with some goodies we think will give you a laugh.
We hope to see you at some of our sessions and at our booth!
| Session | atsec Speaker | Day and Time | Track |
| Welcome Address | Yi Mao, Stephan Mueller | Wednesday, 09:00 PT | – |
| Machines Do Not Have Thumbs: Multifactor Authentication for Non-Humans | Marcos Portnoi | Wednesday, 15:30 PT | Crypto Technology |
| Panel: The Upcoming ISO/IEC 19790:2024 | Yi Mao | Wednesday, 16:00 PT | Certification Programs |
| High Availability Cryptography and FIPS | Swapneela Unkule | Thursday, 09:00 PT |
Crypto Technology |
| XDRBG – A New Lean DRBG | Stephan Mueller | Thursday, 11:00 PT |
RBG/Entropy |
| Panel: Standardization of Random Number Generators–Perspective from BSI and NIST | Stephan Mueller | Thursday, 11:30 PT |
RBG/Entropy |
| If I Led the CMVP: Thoughts for the CMVP from Labs and Vendors | Swapneela Unkule | Thursday, 14:00 PT |
Certification Programs |
| Dedicated Security Component – A FIPS Module in the CC World | Joachim Vandersmissen | Thursday, 15:30 PT |
Certification Programs |
| Panel: Crypto Agility in Post-Quantum Cryptography: How to Transition Smoothly | Marcos Portnoi | Thursday, 16:00 PT |
Post-Quantum Crypto |
| Panel: NCCoE Automation of Module Validation Project (AMVP) | Walker Riley, Stephan Mueller | Friday, 09:30 PT |
Certification Programs |
| Hardware Equivalency for Single-Chip Modules | Swapneela Unkule | Friday, 11:15 PT |
Certification Programs |
| Physical Security of Single Chips | Renaudt Nunez | Friday, 11:45 PT |
Certification Programs |
