{"id":7725,"date":"2026-01-16T05:31:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T05:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pufsecurity.com\/?p=7725"},"modified":"2026-01-16T08:29:29","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T08:29:29","slug":"ememory-and-pufsecuritys-pufpqc-achieves-nist-fips-205-and-sp-800-208-certification-reaching-a-milestone-in-comprehensive-post-quantum-cryptography-protection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pufsecurity.com\/zh-hans\/ememory-and-pufsecuritys-pufpqc-achieves-nist-fips-205-and-sp-800-208-certification-reaching-a-milestone-in-comprehensive-post-quantum-cryptography-protection\/","title":{"rendered":"eMemory and PUFsecurity\u2019s PUF-PQC Achieves NIST FIPS 205 and SP 800-208 Certification, Reaching a Milestone in Comprehensive Post-Quantum Cryptography Protection"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hardware Root of Trust Drives the PQC Transition, Building a Zero-Trust Security Foundation for AI and Edge Computing<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Hsinchu, Taiwan \u2013 January 16th, 2026<\/strong> \u2014 eMemory Technology Inc.<\/strong>, a global leader in embedded non-volatile memory, together with its subsidiary PUFsecurity Corp.<\/strong>, a specialist in hardware security silicon IP, today jointly announced a major technological breakthrough. Their collaboratively developed PUF-PQC Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) hardware-accelerated solution<\/strong> has officially passed the latest standards certification issued by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the earlier achievement of FIPS 203 (ML-KEM\/Kyber) and FIPS 204 (ML-DSA\/Dilithium) certifications, PUF-PQC has now further obtained certification for FIPS 205 (SLH-DSA\/SPHINCS+)<\/strong>, which specifies stateless hash-based digital signatures<\/strong>, as well as SP 800-208<\/strong>, which defines stateful hash-based signature schemes (LMS\/XMSS)<\/strong>. This milestone signifies that eMemory and PUFsecurity now comprehensively cover all key PQC standards currently released by NIST.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Building on this foundation, in addition to having already been integrated into the chip designs of leading server management controller (BMC SoC) vendors<\/strong> to support NIST-compliant post-quantum cryptographic security requirements, PUF-PQC<\/strong> has now completed the final piece of the post-quantum security protection framework, further strengthening the company\u2019s leadership position in the global semiconductor security landscape.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Addressing the Quantum Threat and Accelerating Security Architecture Transformation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

As quantum computing technologies continue to advance at an exponential pace, the public-key cryptographic systems underpinning today\u2019s global digital economy \u2013 RSA (Rivest\u2013Shamir\u2013Adleman)<\/strong> and ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography)<\/strong> \u2013 are increasingly exposed to the risk of future compromise. In 2024, NIST formally released a new series of PQC standards, representing not only a significant technological evolution in cryptography, but also a clear signal for structural transformation across the global semiconductor industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In particular, the LMS and XMSS algorithms<\/strong> specified in SP 800-208<\/strong>, recognized for their high security assurance and maturity, are widely regarded as critical technologies for secure firmware updates in long-lifecycle devices such as industrial control systems, automotive electronics, and server baseboard management controllers (BMCs). Meanwhile, FIPS 205<\/strong> provides stateless hash-based signatures, offering a flexible and complementary option for a wide range of application scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The founder of eMemory and PUFsecurity, Charles Hsu, stated:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAchieving full NIST certification across FIPS 203, 204, 205, and SP 800-208 represents a major milestone for eMemory and PUFsecurity in the field of hardware security. Under the growing shadow of \u2018harvest-now, decrypt-later\u2019 threats, compliance has become an urgent industry imperative. Our comprehensive certification portfolio not only addresses today\u2019s security compliance requirements, but also enables our partners to establish robust and future-proof defenses well ahead of the commercialization of quantum computers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hardware Root of Trust: The Cornerstone of PQC Security<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

While PQC algorithms provide mathematical resistance against quantum attacks, their real-world security ultimately depends on the quality of key generation and storage. Without sufficient randomness at the source or robust protection of stored keys, even the strongest algorithms can be rendered ineffective. eMemory and PUFsecurity emphasize that the core strength of PUF-PQC<\/strong> lies in its deep integration with PUFrt (Root of Trust)<\/strong>, addressing the most critical challenges in PQC implementation at the physical level:<\/p>\n\n\n\n