China: National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee adopted technical requirements for cryptography and related security of identity-based cryptographic authentication system

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National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee adopted technical requirements for cryptography and related security of identity-based cryptographic authentication system

On 2 December 2025, the National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee (TC260) adopted the technical requirements for cryptography and related security of identity-based cryptographic authentication systems (GB/T 46798-2025). The technical requirements apply to password authentication systems and set out the security requirements for password generation and management services. The technical requirements enter into force on 1 July 2026.

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
software provider: other software
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2025-12-02
adopted

On 2 December 2025, the National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee (TC260) a…

2026-07-01
in force

On 2 December 2025, the National Information Security Standardisation Technical Committee’s technic…