Arthur McMiler 
- PQSecure’s offerings span code libraries, chip-level IP and root-of-trust technology
- Two PQSecure products hold Department of War CIO ATLAS Program approvals
- Buyers can order through TIPS, OMNIA Partners and E&I cooperative contracts
Carahsoft Technology will distribute PQSecure Technologies’ post-quantum cryptography software, hardware intellectual property and root-of-trust offerings to government agencies under a new public sector partnership.
The companies said Monday the agreement creates another purchasing route for quantum-resistant encryption as agencies face migration mandates. Federal post-quantum directives require agencies to make key establishment quantum-resistant by Dec. 31, 2030, and digital signatures by Dec. 31, 2031.
How Will Carahsoft Support PQSecure Through the Partnership?
As PQSecure’s public sector distributor, Carahsoft will sell the company’s portfolio through its reseller partners and three cooperative purchasing vehicles: The Interlocal Purchasing System, or TIPS, contract No. 220105, OMNIA Partners contract No. R240303 and E&I Cooperative Services contract No. EI00063~2021MA.
Carahsoft also used the TIPS and OMNIA Partners vehicles in October when it agreed to offer pQCee’s quantum-safe encryption tools as that company’s master government aggregator.
What Does PQSecure’s Post-Quantum Cryptography Portfolio Include?
PQSecure’s code libraries, written in C, Rust and Assembly, run on ARM, RISC-V, x86 and other processors and implement post-quantum algorithms standardized by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The company also licenses synthesizable cryptographic intellectual property cores and hardware accelerators for field-programmable gate arrays, application-specific integrated circuits and systems on chip, configurable for chip area, power draw and speed.
A crypto-agile design called PQSecure-Agility pairs software with hardware acceleration to enable users to move between algorithms and security levels as requirements change. The root-of-trust line handles firmware authentication, secure boot, device identity, key management and secure updates. PQSecure’s engineering team helps agencies, defense contractors, chipmakers and integrators build post-quantum encryption into enterprise networks, embedded devices and custom silicon.
How Has PQSecure Readied Its Technology for Government Use?
Select PQSecure implementations, including some covering NIST-standardized post-quantum algorithms, have passed validation under NIST’s Cryptographic Algorithm Validation Program. PQSecure-Agility and PQSecure-Lib have separately cleared the Department of War chief information officer’s ATLAS Program.
To resist physical tampering, the company’s protected implementations rely on masking, shuffling, constant-time execution and fault detection.
PQSecure performs work for the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and other federal research programs. It builds its products for defense, aerospace, space, critical infrastructure and operational technology missions, as well as embedded platforms with long service lives.
What Did Carahsoft & PQSecure Executives Say About the Partnership?
Alex Whitworth, sales director and program executive for quantum solutions at Carahsoft, said PQSecure’s portfolio covers software, hardware and integrated cryptography, giving agencies options in how they adopt the technology.
“As Government agencies prepare for the transition to post-quantum cryptography, access to validated and deployment-ready security technologies is critical,” Whitworth said. “Carahsoft and our reseller partners look forward to helping Public Sector organizations modernize their security infrastructure and prepare for evolving cybersecurity requirements.”
In an October interview with ExecutiveBiz, Whitworth identified quantum sensing as an emerging technology to watch, citing its potential to support military navigation when GPS signals are jammed or spoofed.
Reza Azarderakhsh, founder and CEO of PQSecure, called the agreement a milestone for the company. He said standardized algorithms alone will not meet agency needs without implementations that are validated, physically secure and efficient, spanning software, silicon and embedded systems.
“Through Carahsoft, we can expand access to these capabilities across the Public Sector,” Azarderakhsh said.
How Is Carahsoft Expanding Its Quantum Security Lineup?
PQSecure is the latest of several quantum vendors Carahsoft has recently added to its public sector catalog in 2026. IonQ announced on Monday a partnership with Carahsoft to offer its quantum computing, networking, sensing and security technology to agencies. In September, Carahsoft became Master Government Aggregator for Quantum XChange’s Phio TX cryptographic management platform.
August brought two additions: QuSecure’s QuProtect R3 platform joined Carahsoft’s General Services Administration Schedule contract, and the company agreed to distribute ZeroTier’s post-quantum networking platform through the NASA Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement V contract. In January, Carahsoft signed on as ISARA’s public sector distributor for quantum readiness services and a quantum-safe toolkit.
