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Quantum-Safe Supply Chain Security for Manufacturers

Securing manufacturing supply chains against quantum threats: parts provenance, firmware signing, and supplier risk.

Full day (6 hours)
Certificate on completion

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Entopya
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Arrise Innovations
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Course Overview

Technical workshop on quantum threats to manufacturing supply chain cryptography. Covers ERP-to-ERP TLS exposure (SAP RFC, Oracle B2B, EDI/AS2), digital twin certificate chain integrity via OPC UA and MQTT, SBOM/CBOM code-signing migration to ML-DSA-65, and NIS2 Article 21 supply chain due diligence obligations. Includes hybrid TLS 1.3 deployment with ML-KEM-768 and supplier readiness tiering.

Curriculum

Course content is structured into sessions below. Each session is configurable to your organisation's environment, threat model, and objectives.

# Session Topics
1 Quantum Threats to Manufacturing Supply Chains Where cryptographic failure breaks the chain of trust
2 Cryptographic Exposure in Supply Chain Integration Protocol-level analysis of B2B data exchange
  • ERP-to-ERP TLS sessions: SAP RFC, Oracle B2B Gateway, and EDI/AS2 key exchange exposure
  • Digital twin synchronisation: OPC UA pub-sub and MQTT broker certificate chains across supplier boundaries
  • SBOM and CBOM integrity: code-signing and hash-based verification for firmware and component provenance
Break
3 Regulatory and Contractual Obligations NIS2, CRA, and supply chain due diligence
  • NIS2 Article 21 supply chain security requirements for essential and important entities
  • EU Cyber Resilience Act: PQC implications for product security across the supply chain
  • Contractual cryptographic requirements: embedding PQC readiness into supplier agreements and SLAs
4 Interactive Demonstration Facilitator-led supply chain cryptographic audit
  • Facilitator-led walkthrough: mapping cryptographic dependencies across a multi-tier supplier network
  • Identifying harvest-now-decrypt-later exposure in EDI transaction archives and design file transfers
  • Assessing digital twin integrity risk when supplier certificate chains use RSA-2048 or ECDSA P-256
Break
5 PQC Migration Strategy for Supply Chain Systems Sequencing migration across internal and supplier-facing infrastructure
  • Hybrid TLS 1.3 deployment for ERP gateways: ML-KEM-768 + X25519 key exchange
  • SBOM signing migration: ML-DSA-65 for firmware provenance and SLH-DSA for long-lived component certificates
  • Supplier readiness tiers: classifying partners by cryptographic maturity and negotiating migration timelines
6 Q&A and Action Planning

Designed and Delivered By

Training courses are designed and delivered by QSECDEF in collaboration with subject specialists. All instructors have direct experience in quantum technologies and security.

QD

Quantum Security Defence

Course design and delivery

QSECDEF brings expertise in post-quantum cryptography, quantum computing strategy, and defence-grade security assessment. Our membership spans 900+ organisations and 1,500+ professionals working at the intersection of quantum technologies and critical infrastructure security.

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