{"id":252833,"date":"2026-05-22T16:47:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T20:47:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/apple-shares-iphone-and-mac-post-quantum-cryptography-code-on-github\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T17:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T21:15:10","slug":"apple-shares-iphone-and-mac-post-quantum-cryptography-code-on-github","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/22\/apple-shares-iphone-and-mac-post-quantum-cryptography-code-on-github\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple shares iPhone and Mac post-quantum cryptography code on GitHub"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple shares iPhone and Mac post-quantum cryptography code on GitHub<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/9to5mac.com\/2026\/05\/22\/apple-shares-iphone-and-mac-post-quantum-cryptography-code-on-github\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-22 16:47:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: 9to5mac.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Apple today published new corecrypto source code on GitHub, alongside a detailed technical post explaining the intricate work behind its post-quantum cryptography efforts across iPhone, Mac, and more. Here are the details.<\/p>\n

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Apple continues its post-quantum security work<\/h2>\n

Earlier today, Apple published a new corecrypto repository on GitHub as part of a broader update to its post-quantum cryptography work, which started rolling out publicly in 2024 with iMessage\u2019s PQ3 protocol.<\/p>\n

Announced with iOS 17.4, PQ3 was Apple\u2019s first major public step toward protecting users against future quantum computers, with iMessage adding post-quantum protection both when a conversation starts and as encryption keys are refreshed over time.<\/p>\n

Today\u2019s announcement continues that work, with the GitHub repository including source code for corecrypto, the low-level cryptographic library used by Apple\u2019s Security framework, CryptoKit, and CommonCrypto to power encryption, hashing, random number generation, and digital signatures.<\/p>\n

The repository also includes Apple\u2019s implementations of ML-KEM and ML-DSA (the two post-quantum algorithms the company chose for corecrypto), as well as tests, performance tools, build targets, and a dedicated formal verification folder.<\/p>\n

According to Apple, the latter contains the proof work and supporting tools used to check that its implementations match FIPS 203 and FIPS 204, the NIST standards for ML-KEM (used to help establish secure encryption keys) and ML-DSA (used for digital signatures), designed to protect against known threats posed by future quantum computers.<\/p>\n

Apple details its post-quantum security work<\/h2>\n

Alongside the repository, Apple also published a very detailed look at how it verified this code before making it available for outside review, and why it is releasing today\u2019s material.<\/p>\n

With the latest release of corecrypto source code on May 22, 2026, we\u2019re sharing meaningful advances in applied…<\/p>\n

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