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title: "France to Stop Certifying Products Without Quantum-Safe Encryption in 2027"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/france-to-stop-certifying-products-without-quantum-safe-encryption-in-2027-omox5aihl
source_url: https://securityboulevard.com/2026/06/france-to-stop-certifying-products-without-quantum-safe-encryption-in-2027
type: article
source: "Security Boulevard"
published: 2026-06-18T18:07:39.330Z
updated: 2026-06-18T18:08:07.784Z
tags: ["quantum-computing", "cryptography", "regulatory-compliance"]
reading_time: 5
upvotes: 0
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# France to Stop Certifying Products Without Quantum-Safe Encryption in 2027

**[Security Boulevard](https://daily.dev/sources/securityboulevard)** · 5 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

France's national cybersecurity agency ANSSI will stop certifying security products that lack post-quantum cryptography (PQC) starting in 2027, making it one of the most aggressive national stances on quantum-safe encryption. Products used by French government agencies and critical infrastructure must comply, and businesses are expected to buy only quantum-safe products by 2030. The move comes amid growing concern that Q-Day — when quantum computers can break current encryption — could arrive as early as 2029 according to Google. Despite looming deadlines, a Trusted Computing Group survey found 91% of US and European security professionals have no formal PQC roadmap. Experts warn that 'harvest now, decrypt later' attacks are already underway, and that transitioning to PQC is a long-term discipline, not a quick fix. France is simultaneously investing $1.15 billion in quantum computing development.

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