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Hall 5 · Exhibit 4 1 min

Enterprise Migration: Meta's Framework

A practical playbook for any organization

Maturity modelUnaware → Aware → Ready → Hardened → Enabled
Six stepsPrioritize → Inventory → Dependencies → Design → Guardrails → Integrate
First moveCryptographic inventory
Default designML-KEM-768 + ML-DSA, hybrid

PQC Maturity Levels

  • PQ-Unaware: Not aware of quantum threat — most vulnerable
  • PQ-Aware: Assessment completed, no protections designed
  • PQ-Ready: Solution implemented, not yet in production
  • PQ-Hardened: All available protections deployed, some gaps
  • PQ-Enabled: Full quantum protection — the ultimate goal

The Six-Step Strategy

  • Step 1 — Prioritize: Classify by risk (High: SNDL-vulnerable; Medium: online attack targets; Low: symmetric-only)
  • Step 2 — Inventory: Map all cryptographic usage with automated discovery + developer reporting
  • Step 3 — Dependencies: Identify blockers (NIST/IETF standards, HSM support, LibOQS readiness)
  • Step 4 — Design: Select for key exchange, for signatures. Prefer ML-KEM-768.
  • Step 5 — Guardrails: Block new quantum-vulnerable keys in build systems
  • Step 6 — Integrate: Deploy hybrid approach. Meta prioritizes classical safety net.

Key Takeaways

  • Meta's 5-level maturity model: PQ-Unaware → PQ-Aware → PQ-Ready → PQ-Hardened → PQ-Enabled
  • Six-step strategy: Prioritize → Inventory → Dependencies → Design → Guardrails → Integrate
  • Four principles: effectiveness, timeliness, performance, cost efficiency