Carahsoft Technology Corp., a major U.S. government IT solutions provider, has announced a partnership with Patero Inc. to distribute Patero’s cryptographic inventory and risk assessment solution, PanoQoR™, to the Public Sector. The collaboration is aimed at helping federal agencies and critical infrastructure organizations meet mandatory deadlines for transitioning to Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC).
The shift to PQC is driven by U.S. and Canadian government mandates that require agencies to inventory cryptographic systems vulnerable to quantum attacks. This process is essential to mitigate the threat of “harvest-now, decrypt-later” (HNDL) campaigns, where encrypted data is captured today for eventual decryption by future quantum computers.
Patero’s PanoQoR™ platform addresses the bottleneck of cryptographic discovery and compliance. It offers capabilities in three core areas:
- Cryptographic Discovery & Inventory: Identifying all instances of classical encryption across IT, OT (Operational Technology), and cloud ecosystems.
- Quantum Risk Scoring & Prioritization: Assessing exposure to HNDL risks and regulatory deadlines.
- Compliance Reporting & Continuous Monitoring: Enabling agencies to produce auditable evidence of progress toward key milestones, such as NSA’s CNSA 2.0 guidance and OMB M-23-02 requirements.
The agreement positions Carahsoft as Patero’s Master Government Aggregator, making the solution available across the federal government, the defense industrial base, and critical infrastructure via major contracts like NASA SEWP V. The partnership comes as U.S. agencies face mandates to complete high-priority PQC migrations by 2030.
Peter Bentley, COO of Patero, emphasized that agencies must know what encryption they have today before they can protect what matters tomorrow, calling Carahsoft the ideal partner to scale this critical capability.
Read the full announcement here.
December 8, 2025
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