AppViewX Quantum Trust Hub User Guide for PQC Readiness

Key Features of the Quantum Trust Hub

• Discover, classify, and manage cryptographic assets.

  The platform automates the discovery of all cryptographic assets across your environment — including code, configuration files, applications, and endpoints.

  It identifies cryptographic elements such as algorithms, cipher suites, protocol versions, and key exchanges to build a comprehensive cryptographic inventory.

  The platform:

  • Detects and discovers both, direct and library-based cryptographic usage
  • Classifies assets as quantum-resistant, quantum-vulnerable, or hybrid, based on their cryptographic strength and quantum resilience
  • Enables you to monitor, track, and evaluate cryptographic assets across the organization from centralized interface
  This foundational visibility ensures that teams know where and how cryptography is used, setting the stage for targeted quantum readiness analysis.
• Review cryptographic analysis reports for quantum-related vulnerabilities.

  The platform:

  • Does a deep analysis of your cryptographic environment and the included assets
  • Auto-generates a Cryptographic Bill of Materials (CBOM) for consistent and repeated cryptographic assessments

    Each CBOM artifact contains a detailed breakdown of cryptographic components used within an application or configuration, enabling precise vulnerability analysis.

  • Identifies quantum vulnerabilities using known algorithm weaknesses and key-size benchmarks
  • Generates detailed reports outlining affected algorithms, risk levels, and exposure areas
  This structured analysis helps organizations pinpoint cryptographic weaknesses that may be exploitable in a quantum era and supports data-driven risk evaluation.
• Measure PQC-readiness for post-quantum adoption.
  The platform:

  • Uses a policy-based model tailored for your organization’s needs
  • Assesses cryptographic components against customized security policies, taking into account algorithm strength, key usage, and protocol dependencies
  • Identifies weak, deprecated, or quantum-vulnerable algorithms
  • Displays readiness metrics to show how close each system or application is to PQC-readiness
  • Generates the quantum readiness data, which is a percentage-based distribution that reflects:
    • Vulnerable Cryptographic Assets (%): Components using quantum-vulnerable algorithms, weak configurations, or non-compliant implementations
    • Resistant / PQC-Ready Assets (%): Components aligned with quantum-safe or PQC-recommended standards
  By consolidating the technical analysis into a clear and measurable outcome, teams can track progress, prioritize upgrades, and plan their post-quantum migration strategy effectively.
• Review and prioritize recommendations for quantum-safe transition.
  While remediation actions remain manual and user-driven, the platform provides:

  • Contextual recommendations for replacing, upgrading, or deprecating vulnerable algorithms
  • Business context integration to enrich all discovered cryptographic assets with business context through integration with CMDB (Configuration Management Database) systems
    This enables:

    • Mapping of cryptographic findings to applications, services, and business owners
    • Association with business-critical systems and environments
    • Improved prioritization based on business impact and risk exposure
  • Policy alignment suggestions to ensure all recommendations adhere to the enterprise security standards
  • Prioritization insights based on algorithm risk level, exposure scope, and readiness impact
  • Continuous improvement tracking through updated percentage-based PQC data distribution reflecting the vulnerable cryptographic assests and resistant/PQC-assets and dashboards
  This recommendation-driven approach empowers users to make informed decisions without enforcing automatic changes, maintaining full operational control while advancing toward a quantum-safe environment.