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I work in the sector, and I'm responsible in my own organisation for our quantum strategy. Most, if not all, of the serious players are doing this. This doesn't mean we have replaced all our old crypto; far from it.

NIST has defined a timeline for post quantum readiness to be complete by 2035. Crypto migrations historically take a long time; you can't just replace your own stuff, or upgrade just a server. All the clients that interact have to upgrade as well or it all breaks.

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