org.bouncycastle.pqc.crypto.hqc (Bouncy Castle Library 1.85 API Specification)
Date: 2026-07-12

# Package org.bouncycastle.pqc.crypto.hqc

Lightweight implementation of HQC (Hamming Quasi-Cyclic), a code-based KEM that NIST selected for standardisation as a backup to ML-KEM.

See: Description

- Class Summary
  Class | Description
  --- | ---
  HQCKEMExtractor |
  HQCKEMGenerator |
  HQCKeyGenerationParameters |
  HQCKeyPairGenerator |
  HQCKeyParameters |
  HQCParameters |
  HQCPrivateKeyParameters |
  HQCPublicKeyParameters |

## Package org.bouncycastle.pqc.crypto.hqc Description

Lightweight implementation of HQC (Hamming Quasi-Cyclic), a code-based KEM that NIST selected for standardisation as a backup to ML-KEM.