ML-DSA-44
ML-DSA (FIPS 204) is a lattice-based digital signature scheme, standardized by NIST in August 2024. Built on Module Learning With Errors, it offers fast verification and moderate signature sizes.
- CPU
- Xeon Platinum 8259CL @ 2.50GHz
- Instance
- t3.mediumburstable
- OS / Kernel
- 24.04.4 LTS
- liboqs
- 0.15.0
- Wall clock
- 54m 10s
- CPU steal
- 6.9%
Parameters
- Family
- ML-DSA
- Parameter set
- 44
- Public key
- 1.28 KB
- Private key
- 2.50 KB
- Signature
- 2.36 KB
- Iterations / op
- 1,000
- liboqs key
- ML-DSA-44
Regulatory approval status
Whether this algorithm family is approved/recommended for use under three regimes. Every badge links to its source — click through before citing this elsewhere.
CNSA 2.0 replaces ECDSA/RSA digital signatures with ML-DSA.
NSA CNSA 2.0 Cybersecurity Advisory · not directly verified this session, spot-check the sourceCovered under §5.3.4 "Quantum-Safe Signature Schemes" (current 2026-01 version).
BSI TR-02102-1, Version 2026-01 · not directly verified this session, spot-check the sourceSame recommendation pattern as ML-KEM: highest available NIST level (5 preferred, else 3), standardized parameters only.
ANSSI views on the Post-Quantum Cryptography transition (2023 follow up), §2- Mean
- 37.4 µs
- Median
- 32.1 µs
- p95
- 52.8 µs
- p99
- 150.7 µs
- Stdev
- 21.6 µs
- Min
- 31.3 µs
- Ops/sec
- 26,721
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- Mean
- 108.8 µs
- Median
- 85.0 µs
- p95
- 236.7 µs
- p99
- 403.8 µs
- Stdev
- 76.4 µs
- Min
- 47.2 µs
- Ops/sec
- 9,192
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- Mean
- 58.3 µs
- Median
- 58.5 µs
- p95
- 74.9 µs
- p99
- 96.9 µs
- Stdev
- 10.5 µs
- Min
- 33.1 µs
- Ops/sec
- 17,144
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