Quantum Computing and Identity Security: Two Problems, One Imperative
Okta, Thursday, August 6th, 2026
Okta splits quantum risk into immediate non-human identity exposure and long-term harvest-now-decrypt-later.
Okta separates quantum risk into two distinct problems for identity teams. The immediate exposure concerns non-human identities and long-lived credentials that will outlast current cryptographic assumptions.
The longer-term threat is harvest-now-decrypt-later, where adversaries store encrypted data today to decrypt once capable quantum systems exist.
Okta argues security leaders should not defer post-quantum readiness as a single distant project.