# Preparing Java Systems for the European Post-Quantum Cryptography Transition

DevFeed: [Preparing Java Systems for the European Post-Quantum Cryptography Transition](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/breaking-keys-and-building-trust-the-java-way-23012.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.javaadvent.com/2025/12/breaking-keys-and-building-trust-the-java-way.html>)

Author: Ixchel Ruiz

Published: 2025-12-10T03:03:48Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Java Advent Calendar](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/java-advent-calendar.md>)

Topics: [Cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cryptography.md>), [Post-Quantum](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/post-quantum.md>), [Java](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/java.md>), [Post-quantum cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/post-quantum-cryptography.md>), [Resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/resilience.md>), [Security, Privacy and Abuse Prevention](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security-privacy-and-abuse-prevention.md>)

Tags: [2025](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2025.md>), [compliance](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/compliance.md>), [cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cryptography.md>), [cybersecurity](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cybersecurity.md>), [java](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/java.md>), [post-quantum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/post-quantum.md>), [post-quantum-cryptography](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/post-quantum-cryptography.md>), [quantum](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/quantum.md>), [resilience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/resilience.md>)

## AI overview

This article explains how European legislation, strategic planning, and emerging standards are driving a transition toward crypto-agile and post-quantum-ready systems. It provides guidance for Java practitioners and discusses KEM/KDF APIs, PEM support, hybrid TLS efforts, and PQC-related proposals.

## Source excerpt

-- Preparing for the Quantum Shift Table of Contents The EU's Post-Quantum Plan: Recommendation (EU) 2024/1101 What will upcoming EU cybersecurity legislation require? And how can Java help you prepare? Why this is significant for architects? Java advisory note NIS2 -- Cryptography as Organizational Governance Engineering Implications Java advisory note DORA -- Operational Resilience [...] The post Breaking keys and building trust: The JAVA way! appeared first on JVM Advent.