"We believe that the key encapsulation mechanism we have selected, CRYSTALS-Kyber, is built on solid foundations" --Signal https://signal.org/blog/pqxdh/

Multiple implementations of the Kyber key encapsulation mechanism ... are vulnerable to a set of flaws ... which could allow the recovery of secret keys."

https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/kyberslash-attacks-put-quantum-encryption-projects-at-risk/

I'm glad Signal took the "but to be safe" approach, because switching to only using an encryption algorithm that hasn't been battle tested for decades would be foolish.

I said what I said.

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Don't forget the criticism on the selection process and some seemingly convenient selection flexibility.