Why We Need to Schedule Post-Quantum Cryptography Around the Weather
The security industry is undergoing one of the largest migrations in history: moving from classical cryptography (RSA/ECC) to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
While algorithms like ML-KEM (FIPS 203) are quantum-resistant, they have a hidden cost: they are CPU-intensive. Compared to classical algorithms, key generation, signing, and verification consume significantly more compute.
More compute = more electricity. For bulk operations (signing millions of docs, encrypting petabytes of backups), this spikes carbon footprint — bad for net-zero goals.
What if we schedule these workloads to run only when the grid is cleanest?
