What is CRYSTALS-Dilithium?

CRYSTALS-Dilithium

Quantum

CRYSTALS-Dilithium: A lattice-based digital signature scheme selected by NIST for post-quantum use and subsequently standardised as ML-DSA in FIPS 204.

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