Details of 'DTR/CYBER-QSC-0027-3' Work Item

	Work Item Reference	ETSI Doc. Number	STF	Technical Body in Charge		Download Standard
	DTR/CYBER-QSC-0027-3	TR 104 239-3		CYBER QSC
	Current Status (Click to View Full Schedule)	Latest Version	Cover Date	Standstill		Creation Date
	Publication (2026-09-02)	1.1.1	2026-09-02	View Standstill Information		2025-01-21
	Rapporteur	Technical Officer		Harmonised Standard
	Peter Campbell	Kim Nordström		No
Title	Cyber Security (CYBER); Quantum-Safe Cryptography (QSC); Secure Implementation Guidance for Key Encapsulation Mechanisms and Digital Signature Schemes; Part 3: ML-DSA ML-DSA Implementation Guidance
Scope and Field of Application	This work item is the third part in a series of quantum-safe implementation guidance documents. It is intended to provide developers with guidance to aid the secure implementation of the quantum-safe digital signature algorithm ML-DSA as specified by NIST FIPS 204. This will highlight some potential ML-DSA implementation hazards; identify some side-channel and fault attack issues specific to ML-DSA; consider some testing and formal verification aspects relevant to ML-DSA; and briefly discuss the secure usage of ML-DSA.
Supporting Organizations	IBM Europe, TNO, NCSC, Amazon Web Services, Cosmian

	Keywords	Projects	Clusters	Frequencies	Mandates	Directives
	Cyber Security digital signature Quantum Safe Cryptography		Security
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Remarks	2026-07-13 nordstromkim Working Group Endorsement proposal in contribution CYBER(26)48041 was Accepted by CYBER 2026-07-08 nordstromkim Draft contributed - V 0.0.5 contributed for Decision in CYBER(26)48041 as Working Group Endorsement 2026-07-08 nordstromkim Final draft proposal in contribution CYBERQSC(26)44004 was Accepted by CYBER QSC 2026-06-24 campbellpe Draft contributed - V 0.0.5 contributed for Decision in CYBERQSC(26)44004 as Final draft 2026-06-24 CAMPBELLPE A new draft is uploaded - V 0.0.5 with status: Final draft for approval 2026-04-19 campbellpe Draft contributed - V 0.0.4 contributed for Discussion in CYBERQSC(26)43013r1 as Stable draft 2026-04-19 campbellpe Stable draft proposal in contribution CYBERQSC(26)43013 was Revised by CYBER QSC 2026-04-19 CAMPBELLPE A new draft is uploaded - V 0.0.4 with status: Stable draft 2026-04-15 campbellpe Draft contributed - V 0.0.3 contributed for Discussion in CYBERQSC(26)43013 as Stable draft 2026-04-15 CAMPBELLPE A new draft is uploaded - V 0.0.3 with status: Stable draft 2025-11-24 campbellpe Draft contributed - V 0.0.2 contributed for Discussion in CYBERQSC(25)41013r1 as Early draft 2025-11-24 campbellpe Early draft proposal in contribution CYBERQSC(25)41013 was Revised by CYBER QSC 2025-11-24 CAMPBELLPE A new draft is uploaded - V 0.0.2 with status: Early draft 2025-11-19 campbellpe Draft contributed - V 0.0.1 contributed for Discussion in CYBERQSC(25)41013 as Early draft 2025-11-19 CAMPBELLPE A new draft is uploaded - V 0.0.1 with status: Early draft 2025-03-18 Kim Nordström Work item adopted CYBER, see contribution CYBER(25)41a005 in RC CYBER(25)DEC181 2025-02-18 nordstro WI proposed to WG CYBER QSC, see contribution CYBER(25)41a005 2025-02-18 Kim Nordström WI accepted by WG CYBER QSC, see contribution CYBERQSC(25)037010r1 2025-02-04 CAMPBELL WI proposed to WG CYBER QSC, see contribution CYBERQSC(25)037010r1 2025-01-21 CAMPBELL WI proposed to WG CYBER QSC, see contribution CYBERQSC(25)037010

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