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PQC, QKD, or both? A decision framework for Indian critical infrastructure

They solve different problems. The answer for a grid operator is not the answer for a bank.

Asha Ramesh· Standards analyst· 18 Apr 2026· 9 min read

They are not competitors

PQC is software: new algorithms that run on the hardware you own. QKD is physics: key exchange whose security rests on measurement, not computation. PQC scales everywhere; QKD needs a link. The mature answer for most estates is PQC everywhere, QKD where the link and the threat justify it, QRNG for entropy, routed under one policy. That routing is Dhiti Orchestrate.

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