C-SAFE Recognition

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C-SAFE Recognition

News:

The Data Security Council of India (DSCI) has awarded C-SAFE recognition to Fortytwo Labs, an Indian deep-tech cybersecurity company building quantum-safe digital trust infrastructure, for its Ci2: Ring-LWE based quantum-safe key exchange algorithm.

Who is involved?

1. DSCI (Data Security Council of India): A premier, non-profit industry body on data protection in India, set up by NASSCOM. Think of them as India's elite guardians of digital security standards.
2. Fortytwo Labs: An indigenous, Indian deep-tech cybersecurity company.
3. C-SAFE Certificate: The "gold standard" fitness certificate awarded by DSCI to prove an encryption algorithm is mathematically un-hackable.

What is C-SAFE?

C-SAFE (Cryptographic Security Assessment and Functional Evaluation) is India’s 1st independent cryptographic evaluation and certification framework. It is awarded by the DSCI to assess the mathematical correctness, security strength, quantum resistance, functional implementation of cryptographic algorithms.

It provides independent expert certification of cryptographic systems, enhancing trust and security in banking, digital identity, secure communications, and data protection infrastructure.

Strategic Importance for India:

Digital Sovereignty:

Currently, India relies heavily on cryptographic standards set by foreign bodies (like NIST in the United States). By launching C-SAFE, India now has its own independent sovereign evaluation system to verify and trust its own security tools.

Protecting Critical Infrastructure:

This certified Ci2 algorithm can now be safely deployed to defend India’s sensitive core sectors—including UPI banking networks, Aadhaar digital identity databases, and military communications—against future state-sponsored quantum cyber-warfare.

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