LONDON, May 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- NordVPN, a leading cybersecurity company, announces the launch of post-quantum encryption (PQE) support for all its VPN applications. The first iteration of post-quantum cryptography was implemented on the NordVPN Linux application last year. In 2025, NordVPN also rolled out its PQE feature for Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, including Android TV and tvOS.
“As quantum computing advances, the traditional encryption methods used by most VPN protocols today will eventually become vulnerable. By integrating PQE into our VPN infrastructure, we're taking a proactive step to ensure long-term confidentiality and resilience for our customers' data, both now and in a post-quantum future,” says Marijus Briedis, CTO at NordVPN.
In September 2024, NordVPN released a Linux app update with the first post-quantum cryptography upgrade for the NordLynx protocol — a high-performance VPN protocol known for its extreme speed and security, based on WireGuard. The upgraded protocol complied with the latest National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) standards for post-quantum encryption and protected Linux users from quantum decryption, while also collecting essential performance metrics, such as impact on connection speeds and latency.
“The gathered data served as a stepping stone in the transition to quantum-resistant encryption to the rest of our platforms,” says Briedis. “The Linux case demonstrated that we successfully maintained the highest level of user experience in terms of connection time and speed during the transition. As a result, other applications followed to ensure long-term data security for our users.”
PQE is enabled with a toggle switch — once turned on under “Connections” in “Settings,” the feature will automatically activate whenever the user connects via the NordLynx protocol.
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