Post-Quantum Cryptography Alliance - Technical Advisory Council (TAC) Meeting 08 April, 2026

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Voting Representative Attendance (Alphabetical by 1st name)

Premier Member Representatives

  • Brian Jarvis, AWS
  • [ ] Michael Maximilien, IBM
  • Norman Ashley, Cisco (OQS Rep)
  • [ ] Sophie Schmieg, Google

### Project Representatives

  • [ ] Matthias Kannwischer, TCR
  • [ ] Hanno Becker, AWS (PQCP)
  • Andreas Schade, IBM (CBOMkit)
  • Aditya Koranga, NgKore [TAC Chair]

Non-Voting Representative Attendance

LF Staff

  • Christina Harter
  • Hart Montgomery
  • [ ] Min Yu
  • Tomaz Sedej

Other Attendees

  • Joe Livingston
  • Kevin Micciche, HPE
  • Sandip Dholakia

Meeting Agenda

  • Blog post on CBOMkit for go support
  • Election Timeline for TAC Vice Chair position?
  • Follow up: Invitation to OpenSSF folks to discuss baseline
  • Project Updates

Discussion & Updates

Introduction of 1st Time Attendees

No new attendees.

Blog Post Updates

The team reviewed current blog content in progress. Two blog posts — Katarina’s CBOMkit pipeline post and Aditya’s CBOMkit Go(lang) support post — are ready for content review, with agreement to prioritize publishing Katarina’s post first.

TAC Vice Chair Election Process

The group discussed the process for filling the optional TAC Vice Chair position. Aditya encouraged anyone who is interested to nominate themselves.

OpenSSF Baseline Discussion

Hart and Aditya aligned on scheduling a future session with OpenSSF to discuss baseline security standards. Brian suggested including TSC leads to ensure availability and avoid scheduling conflicts. Hart will coordinate scheduling via email and include relevant stakeholders.

Project Updates

  • OQS
    • Norman reported that OQS is awaiting a release candidate due to an XMSS signature verification issue currently under review.
    • Aditya mentioned that liboqs has now been updated to integrate newer version of mlkem-native(v1.1.0)
  • PQCP
    • No representatives from PQCP present.
  • CBOMkit
    • Andreas shared that C# support has been merged into the CBOMkit Sonar plugin, with a release pending. The team also discussed expanding algorithm detection capabilities based on supported languages and libraries.
    • Brian provided context on ACCP (AWS Crypto Provider), explaining its relationship to Java Cryptographic Architecture (JCA). Since CBOMkit already supports JCA, ACCP integration may not require additional effort, though the team agreed to further evaluate and engage AWS contributors if needed.

Next Steps / Action Items

Action Item Owner Status / Due Date
Invite OpenSSF to a TAC session to present on baseline security standards; include relevant stakeholders Hart Done
Send CBOMkit blog drafts (Katarina pipeline post and Aditya Go post) to content review team and coordinate publication order Christina Done
Prepare a blog post on C# support for CBOMkit following current blog publications Fynn / Andreas Upcoming
Reach out to AWS team regarding CBOMkit support for ACCP and potential collaboration Brian Before next TAC meeting
Evaluate and consider ACCP support within CBOMkit and follow up with contributors if applicable Andreas / Team Ongoing
Continue development and release planning for C++ (and C) support in CBOMkit Andreas / Team Ongoing

Adjourned: 7:32am PT.