QCryptWatch

QCrypt Watch · Learning lab

Learning & decision labs

Explore quantum cryptography or practice a PQC buying decision. Build evidence, question assumptions, and explain your recommendation.

Lab 01 · 35–45 minutes

Quantum Threat Playground

Shor's hidden periods. Grover's probability peaks. Why RSA and AES face different quantum threats.

High school / introductory collegeStandaloneStudent PDF report
Lab 02 · 30–40 minutes

Interference: Shape the Answer

Watch amplitudes cancel and reinforce. Discover how Grover amplifies a solution and Shor reveals a period.

Beginner-friendly foundationsNo account neededStudent PDF report
Lab 03 · 30–40 minutes

PQC: The Size of Security

Compare quantum-resistant keys and signatures. Test how byte sizes, bandwidth, and reuse affect a transfer.

NIST-sourced sizesNo account neededStudent PDF report
Lab 04 · 40–50 minutes

The PQC Buying Committee

Compare three fictional proposals, allocate a $200,000 readiness budget, and defend the tradeoffs in a decision memo.

Procurement / C-suiteNo account neededExecutive PDF memo
Lab 05 · 35–45 minutes

PQC: Follow Every Dependency

Trace connections, trust, stored keys, backups, and software. Discover why one PQC upgrade leaves a system's other dependencies unresolved.

Students / decision makersNo account neededCoverage PDF report
Lab 06 · 30–40 minutes

NIST PQC: Same Goal, Different Jobs

Compare ML-KEM, ML-DSA, and SLH-DSA. Discover their similarities, different foundations, and roles in practical scenarios.

NIST primary sourcesNo account neededStudent PDF report
Lab 07 · 30–40 minutes

Q-Day: The Migration Window

Use Mosca's inequality to see how secrecy lifetime, migration time, delay, and changing threat assumptions affect when to act.

Assumptions, not forecastsNo account neededStudent PDF report