Cisco IOS PQ — Qtonic Quantum Score 72.0/100 | Qtonic Quantum Lab

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Cisco IOS PQ

Qtonic Quantum Reviewed

Cisco

Network Security

Evidence source: Live API

72.0

Rank 18 of 50 scored solutions · Top 36%

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Overview

Cisco IOS-XE with PQC VPN and MACsec support for enterprise networking.

Algorithms

ML-KEM-768IPsec-PQTLS-1.3-PQ

Languages

CFirmware

NIST Level

LicenseUnknown

Dimension Breakdown

Algorithm CorrectnessContested

9.2/10

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PerformanceInferred

8.6/10

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Key & Ciphertext SizeInferred

8.5/10

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Side Channel ResistanceVerified

6.1/10

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InteroperabilityInferred

8.5/10

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Standards ComplianceVerified

6.3/10

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MaturityInferred

7/10

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DocumentationInferred

6.2/10

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Supply ChainVerified

8.2/10

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Quantum ResistanceVerified

9.5/10

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Standards Compliance

FIPS 203 (ML-KEM)

NIST — N/A

FIPS 204 (ML-DSA)

NIST — N/A

FIPS 205 (SLH-DSA)

NIST — N/A

CNSA 2.0

NSA — N/A

NSM-10

White House — N/A

EO 14028

White House — N/A

PCI DSS 4.0.1

PCI SSC — N/A

HIPAA

HHS — N/A

GDPR

EU — N/A

POPIA

South Africa — N/A

PDPA

Singapore — N/A

LGPD

Brazil — N/A

Highlights

+Cisco IOS-XE with PQC VPN and MACsec support offers robust security features for enterprise networking.
+ML-KEM-768 is implemented at NIST Level 3, providing strong key encapsulation mechanisms.
+IPsec-PQ provides secure IPsec tunnels using the PQ algorithm.
+TLS-1.3-PQ supports modern encryption standards with PQC algorithms.

Concerns

-No FIPS 140 validation is available for this solution, which may limit its compliance with security standards.
-Documentation signals are unavailable, making it difficult to understand the full capabilities and features of this product.

Last evaluated: May 23, 2026

Status: active

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