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CRYSTALS-Kyber and CRYSTALS-Dilithium are references to star wars and star trek FYI to those who didn't know.


Kyber is lead by Crypto Jedi: https://cryptojedi.org/peter/ :)


Who also created another PQC algorithm (that didn't make it past 2nd round) — NewHope https://newhopecrypto.org/


Kyber is a fictional thing, so I understand that it's a Star Wars reference. But Dilithium is a real thing, so not sure why that would be a Star Trek reference? Couldn't it just be a reference to the real thing somehow?


Dilithium is a real molecule, but dilithium crystals are a fictional Star Trek thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dilithium_(Star_Trek)


Wikipedia says that Dilithium exists when Lithium is in the gas phase i.e. not crystalline. So, CRYSTALS-Dilithium presumably refers to Dilithium Crystals which are often referred to in Star Trek.


I would guess that since the other is a Star Wars reference Dilithium is meant to be Star Trek. It follows the pattern, and Dilithium is a famous reference for those who follow Star Trek.




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