Post-Quantum Executive FAQ
Board-and-executive level questions answered with operationally verifiable language and rollout governance context.
Citation-ready summary
- PQ migration readiness depends on verified inventory, policy governance, and enforcement evidence.
- Axis provides control-plane approvals and receipts for accountability.
- Aegis provides enforcement-plane telemetry for operational proof of policy behavior.
TL;DR for security leaders
Set explicit migration milestones with executive review points tied to receipts, risk metrics, and exception registers.
TL;DR for engineers
Translate executive milestones into staged policy changes, enforce with Aegis, and maintain rollback-ready configurations until exit criteria are met.
FAQ highlights
How do we know when migration is real, not theoretical?
When inventory coverage is complete, staged policies are enforced in production cohorts, and each stage has receipt-backed evidence.
What is the main governance control?
Control-plane stage approvals in Axis tied to pre-defined success/failure thresholds.
What is the main technical control?
Consistent Aegis enforcement behavior with telemetry proving acceptable latency and failure rates.
How do we explain risk to leadership?
Use plain terms from the glossary and report on stage outcomes rather than algorithm names alone.
How often should standards and guidance be re-reviewed?
Use a monthly monitoring cadence, quarterly formal policy review, and immediate review when major standards, interoperability, or vulnerability events occur.
Terminology alignment
Use glossary definitions for Aegis, Axis, control plane, enforcement plane, rollout receipts, and PQ migration.
Next related reading
Next: rollout runbook • Evidence: security controls map • Evidence: known limitations • Glossary