Cryptographic evidence records for federal PQC planning.
Federal agencies and defense contractors have standards, timelines, and guidance for post-quantum cryptography. What they need next is a governed way to inventory exposure, document assumptions, assign owners, and produce reviewable migration evidence.
Supports federal and defense-adjacent diligence. Evidence maps to NSM-10 and EO 14028 planning context, CISA PQC guidance, NIST 800-171, and CNSA 2.0 transition profiles.
Key Takeaway: Qtonic Quantum provides federal PQC diligence support for approved-scope cryptographic inventory, governed validation context, and migration evidence records. Registration details are shared during diligence when required.
How to buy
Scope intake
Contact with mission system boundary, data lifetime, and decision date.
Operator provision
Enterprise engagement confirmed — no self-serve marketplace login.
Find → Prove → Fix
QScout inventory evidence, optional QStrike validation, QSolve sequence.
Diligence package
Artifacts for authorization reviews: scope, method, findings, and boundaries.
Qtonic Quantum's assessment methodology aligns with DoD and federal cybersecurity standards. Our solutions support compliance preparation and evidence generation.
QScout provides cryptographic inventory and assessment capabilities that support NIST 800-171 compliance for defense contractors handling CUI.
Defense-adjacent cryptographic inventory and PQC readiness assessment support mapped to CMMC control context where scope requires it.
Architecture aligned with FedRAMP requirements. Inherited provider controls from audited cloud platforms are documented for diligence review. Qtonic Quantum is not FedRAMP Authorized or FedRAMP Ready; FedRAMP-scoped assessment support is available.
Assessment methodology maps to CNSA 2.0 transition timelines and tracks RSA/ECDSA deprecation and disallowance horizons for relevant National Security Systems.
Qtonic Quantum assessments generate technical artifacts structured for NSM-10, EO 14028, and OMB M-23-02 reporting workflows. CISA PQC product category mapping included.
QScout follows NIST IR 8547 guidance for cryptographic inventory, risk assessment, and migration planning. FIPS 203/204/205 alignment evidence and validation planning support.
Named leaders and specialists bring prior national-security, intelligence, and public-sector cyber experience. Engagement access requirements are determined during legal and procurement scoping.
Disconnected and restricted-environment options are defined per engagement scope, contract terms, legal review, and deployment constraints.
Contract-bound data residency and access restrictions can be documented during diligence. Assessment data remains within the approved engagement boundary.
Evidence handling, customer access rules, and review boundaries are established before sensitive-scope assessment work begins.
Evidence-led diligence designed for federal post-quantum transition planning.
| Capability | Qtonic Quantum | Big 4 Contractors |
|---|---|---|
| Cryptographic Evidence Record | Persistent evidence record. Visibility across approved scope. Designed to remain reviewable through program and contractor changes. | Point-in-time assessments. Snapshot reports fixed to their assessment date. Knowledge lost with personnel turnover. |
| Execution Rehearsal | QStrike enables adversarial testing. Reveals failure modes before production. Validates contingency plans under pressure. | No rehearsal capability. Plans remain theoretical until tested in production. Failures discovered during crisis. |
| Legacy System Support | Designed for non-refactorable systems. Works where documentation is incomplete. Protects systems that cannot be modernized. | Assumes modern architecture. Requires refactoring or replacement. Struggles with decades-old embedded systems. |
| Classification Environment | Restricted-environment planning scoped through legal, procurement, and customer access requirements. | Cloud-first tools may conflict with restricted environments. Specialized staffing varies by contract. Primarily unclassified systems focus. |
| Speed to Value | Execution proof in 30-60 days. Evidence generation, not enterprise transformation. Scales upward after validation. | 6-18 month pilots. Enterprise licensing required upfront. Multi-year contracts before capability proof. |
| Institutional Continuity | Truth persists across administrations. Survives leadership turnover. Knowledge embedded in system, not individuals. | Continuity depends on contract renewal. Knowledge walks out door with staff. Institutional memory fragile. |
| Cost Structure | Value-aligned delivery model that scales with actual usage and programs assessed. | Enterprise platform fees. Multi-million dollar minimums. Commercial terms disconnected from value for small programs. |
| DoD Mission Understanding | Informed by prior national-security and enterprise cyber experience. Respects NSS planning constraints and operational-security review. | Commercial cybersecurity adapted for government. Federal division separated from commercial product teams. |
The quantum threat to government infrastructure is structurally different from the commercial threat.
Adversaries harvest encrypted data today for future quantum decryption. This "harvest now, decrypt later" activity is invisible to traditional monitoring and creates irreversible exposure that compounds daily.
The risk lives below the application layer, embedded in cryptographic foundations that underpin communications, mission systems, and command infrastructure.
Quantum-resistant transition requires years of coordinated planning, testing, and execution. Patch-style remediation does not exist.
Systems designed decades ago will remain operational for decades more. Many cannot be refactored, replaced, or made cryptographically agile.
There is no persistent source of truth for where cryptography lives across systems, programs, and domains.
Programs assess quantum risk independently, creating blind spots and misaligned prioritization.
There is no way to pressure-test quantum transitions before they occur in production environments.
A persistent, reviewable record of cryptographic exposure, assumptions, and owners as systems evolve.
Operationalize NIST guidance and DoD policy across systems that cannot be easily modernized.
Allow transitions to be tested under realistic constraints.
Create institutional continuity that persists across administrations.
Constraint 1
Programs of Record
Supports PM decision-making without altering acquisition pathways.
Constraint 2
Prime Ecosystems
Operates across contractor boundaries.
Constraint 3
Restricted Environments
Maintains approved engagement separation.
Constraint 4
Legacy Systems
Protects non-refactorable systems.
Expose cascade effects before production.
Validate rollback procedures.
Produce defendable artifacts.
1
Fewer Surprises
Failures discovered through rehearsal.
2
Defensible Prioritization
Resources align to real risk.
3
Continuity
Knowledge persists beyond leaders.
4
Deterrence
Adversaries face uncertainty.
A bounded evidence review against real constraints.
The proof demonstrates capability without requiring enterprise commitment.
QShield by Qtonic Quantum Corp. · Completed endurance run · two hosts, Oregon · finished · Inspect the evidence
Signed record · 50 of 50 locations · 50 hours · through 28 Sep 2026 · Inspect the signed record
The DoD has standards. It has roadmaps. It has congressional mandates. QSolve delivers CISO-led migration advisory aligned to these standards. What it needs is the capability to execute.
Some infrastructure assurance belongs to the underlying provider. It supports buyer diligence, but it is not a Qtonic Quantum-held certification or attestation.