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When the cryptography is welded to the asset.
For energy, utilities, telecom, transport, and manufacturing: find the cryptographic dependencies in operational technology and sequence a migration that respects availability.
Context
What is actually happening.
OT assets live for 15 to 30 years and cannot be patched on a quarterly cadence. Cryptographic choices are often embedded in firmware, vendor protocols, and hardware security modules that are expensive to replace. The migration has to be planned years ahead and executed in maintenance windows.
Obligations
What you will be asked for.
Summarized for orientation. Confirm applicability with your counsel, auditor, or contracting officer.
- Cryptographic inventory across IT and OT without disrupting operations
- Long-horizon plans that account for asset and vendor refresh cycles
- Supplier roadmaps for PQC support in embedded and industrial products
- Availability-first change control and rollback
Approach
What we do about it.
Three workstreams that produce evidence, not just activity.
Passive OT discovery
Identify cryptographic dependencies in operational networks without active scanning that risks the process.
Refresh-cycle alignment
Map migration work to asset refresh and maintenance windows so PQC arrives with a natural upgrade, not a forced outage.
Vendor pressure
Translate your requirements into contractual language and supplier scorecards for embedded products.
Outcomes
What changes for you.
- Visibility into OT cryptography without touching the process
- A multi-year plan aligned to asset life, not fiscal year
- Supplier commitments you can hold vendors to
Where to start
A six-week readiness sprint scoped to this obligation.
One business unit, one CBOM, one prioritized roadmap, and a board memo that explains the exposure in business terms.
Next step
Find out what you are actually running.
Cipher Posture finds and fixes quantum-vulnerable cryptography. Threat Model Agent models the whole system. Start with the readiness assessment.