pqc-scan
pqc-scan is a command-line tool designed for developers and security engineers to scan codebases for cryptographic algorithms that are vulnerable to quantum attacks. It provides static analysis and outputs results in SARIF format, helping teams improve their security posture. The tool is open source and distributed via PyPI.
Overview
5 featuresIn the Code review & quality space, pqc-scan takes a focused approach. It focuses on identifying cryptographic code that is vulnerable to quantum attacks in software projects. pqc-scan is an open-source project aimed at developers and security engineers. pqc-scan is open source under the Apache-2.0 license. pqc-scan is available on the command line.
pqc-scan first shipped in 2026. Key capabilities include quantum vulnerability scan, cryptography analysis, and static analysis.
Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.
- Quantum vulnerability scan
- Cryptography analysis
- Static analysis
- SARIF output
- Developer CLI
Built with & integrations
Trust & compliance
Indexing history
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Frequently asked questions about pqc-scan
- What does pqc-scan do?
- Pqc-scan focuses on identifying cryptographic code that is vulnerable to quantum attacks in software projects. It is catalogued under Code review & quality on PulseGate.
- Who should use pqc-scan?
- pqc-scan is an open-source project built for developers and security engineers.
- Is pqc-scan free?
- Yes — pqc-scan is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
- What platforms does pqc-scan run on?
- pqc-scan runs on the command line.
- Is pqc-scan still maintained?
- Activity appears to have slowed — PulseGate's most recent liveness signals classify this listing as stale.
- What projects are similar to pqc-scan?
- Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include pqc-check, pqc-migration-scanner, and pqc-audit.pqc-checkpqc-migration-scannerpqc-audit
- How long has pqc-scan been around?
- pqc-scan first shipped in 2026.
- Is pqc-scan open source?
- Yes — pqc-scan is open source under the Apache-2.0 license, developed on GitHub.
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