Service / PQC & Quantum Migration

PQC Test & Validation Lab

Provide a controlled environment for algorithm, protocol, platform and interoperability testing before production migration.

Business context

What this capability solves

PQC changes message sizes, performance, library behavior and ecosystem compatibility. A lab reduces operational risk by testing representative architectures before broad rollout.

EBP Integra delivery principle

Technology is implemented as an operating capability: architecture, integration, governance, assurance, people, procedures and measurable outcomes are designed together.

Deep-dive capabilities

Capability model

Modular building blocks allow the scope to start with a focused pilot and expand into an enterprise operating model.

Reference Environments

Representative servers, clients, gateways, libraries, HSMs and device profiles.

Algorithm / Library Tests

Correctness, API behavior, key/signature size and platform support.

Protocol Interop

TLS, VPN, SSH, PKI and application integration.

Performance Tests

Latency, CPU, memory, throughput and constrained-device behavior.

Failure / Fallback Tests

Compatibility failure, downgrade, recovery and rollback.

Evidence Pack

Repeatable test records, configurations, results and release recommendation.

Reference architecture

How the capability fits together

Final topology, control placement and deployment model are validated during discovery and detailed design.

Inventory & Evidence

Assets, algorithms, protocols, keys, certificates, libraries, firmware, owners and dependency graph.

Risk & Governance

Data lifetime, HNDL/TNFL exposure, criticality, migration difficulty, target profiles and exception authority.

Migration Engineering

Hybrid algorithms, PKI/HSM/KMS, protocols, applications, devices, interoperability and test environments.

Continuous Crypto-Agility

Rescans, posture dashboard, key rotation, retirement, vendor tracking, evidence and assurance.

Controls & governance

Approved cryptographic profile registry
Hybrid-first transition where compatibility requires it
No untested algorithm replacement in production
Key/certificate lifecycle and fallback controls
Vendor and firmware dependency tracking
Independent test evidence for critical systems
Exception ownership and retirement dates

Priority use cases

PQC pilot qualification
Vendor product validation
Application compatibility
Device benchmarking
Migration release gate

Key deliverables

Lab architecture
Test catalogue
Representative configurations
Performance report
Interoperability matrix
Release evidence

Integration considerations

CMDB/asset inventory
PKI/HSM/KMS
Network/security platforms
Application/CI-CD dependencies
Cloud and SaaS configuration
IoT/OT device inventory
GRC/remediation workflow

Implementation

Phased delivery

Each phase ends with evidence, acceptance criteria and a decision gate before broader scale-out.

1. DiscoverEstablish authoritative crypto inventory and ownership.

2. PrioritizeRisk-rank exposure using data lifetime, criticality and migration effort.

3. PilotValidate target/hybrid profiles and interoperability in controlled environments.

4. MigrateExecute waves, rekey, retire legacy, rescan and maintain evidence.

Outcome and KPI framework

Test coverageInterop pass ratePerformance threshold passRepeatabilityRelease-blocking findings