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After Alfred Menezes: ML-KEM and ML-DSA in plain language
Alfred Menezes' Cryptography 101 course is the most accessible technical introduction to the lattice schemes NIST standardized as ML-KEM and ML-DSA.
What the course covers
Menezes walks through Kyber (ML-KEM) and Dilithium (ML-DSA) from toy versions to full schemes, including optimizations that make lattice crypto practical at TLS scale.
The full Cryptography 101 course page includes slides, lecture notes, and additional videos on the Number-Theoretic Transform (NTT).
For a shorter overview, see our companion to the NIST PQC algorithms video.
What it does not cover
Understanding algorithms does not deploy them. Production paths run through OpenSSL 3 + oqs-provider, vendor HSMs, or cloud KMS integrations — with hybrid TLS as the transition pattern.
This quarter
- Complete Menezes V1–V2 lectures; skim FIPS 203 section headers.
- Pilot ML-KEM-768 hybrid key exchange in a lab environment.
- Tag inventory findings by KEM vs signature migration priority.
Continue on the Q-Day hub: ML-KEM migration guide
References & further reading
Authoritative primary sources cited in this article. Summaries are our own — follow links for full context.
Last verified 2026-06-21
- Short course on Kyber (ML-KEM) and Dilithium (ML-DSA) — Alfred MenezesCryptography 101 (YouTube) · 2024University-grade introduction to NIST-standardized lattice KEM and signature schemes.
- Kyber and Dilithium — Cryptography 101 with Alfred MenezesAlfred Menezes / University of Waterloo · 2024Full lecture series, slides, and course materials for ML-KEM and ML-DSA.
- FIPS 203 — Module-Lattice-Based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism (ML-KEM)NIST · 2024-08Standardized post-quantum key encapsulation (formerly Kyber).
- FIPS 204 — Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard (ML-DSA)NIST · 2024-08Standardized post-quantum digital signatures (formerly Dilithium).
- Q-Day Is Coming: 5 Quantum-Safe Algorithms ExplainedYouTube · 2025Overview of NIST PQC standards including ML-KEM, ML-DSA, and SLH-DSA.
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