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SwiftNet 8.0
Swift's network moves to post-quantum cryptography, and every connected institution moves with it.
ForPayments security and cryptography leads at Swift-connected institutions, and the integrators migrating them.
What’s changing, and when
Swift releases SwiftNet 8.0, its network upgraded for post-quantum cryptography, in 2027. Each connected institution then has a 15-month window to migrate. The messages, keys and certificates that institutions use to authenticate traffic on the network all change.
- 2027 SwiftNet 8.0 released, enabled for post-quantum cryptography
- From release A 15-month migration window for connected institutions
Why it can’t happen in one step
Thousands of institutions cannot all switch on the same day. Through the window, some counterparties have moved and some have not, and the records already signed under the old keys still have to be relied on.
How Polymonial carries you across
- Move on the network's timetable without breaking trust with any counterparty.
- Everything you rely on today stays trusted after the move.
- No counterparty is left behind while others catch up.
Polymonial and crypto-agility
Crypto-agility changes your software. Smart Data Infrastructure keeps your data secure, trusted and under your control through the change.
Trust that travels.
Secure, trusted and under your control.