A Pragmatic Leap

Code's being prepared for the 6.19 kernel, which integrates ML-DSA (Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Algorithm), also known as CRYSTALS-Dilithium, which NIST finalized as part of the PQC standardization process, to validate the digital signatures on kernel modules before they're loaded. The patch, which adds over 5,000 lines of code, is a port of the signature verification code from…