The White House's Post-Quantum Executive Order Is an Important Milestone. It's Time to Get to Work
Cloudflare, Tuesday, June 23rd, 2026
Cloudflare analyzes the new US post-quantum executive order and offers a practical migration roadmap.
Cloudflare examines President Trump's Executive Order 14412, signed June 22, 2026, which directs federal agencies to move sensitive systems to post-quantum encryption by the end of 2030 and post-quantum authentication by the end of 2031.
The post assesses what the order accomplishes and identifies where the Office of Management and Budget could provide stronger implementation guidance.
Cloudflare also lays out a practical migration roadmap for organizations. It stresses that the Internet's shift to post-quantum encryption is well underway while authentication has only just begun, urging immediate action rather than waiting for deadlines.