UAE Crypto Discovery Tool Puts Quantum-Security Planning on an Inventory Clock

The United Arab Emirates has launched a national Crypto Discovery Tool to help organisations identify, manage and replace cryptographic systems that may become exposed as quantum computing advances.

The platform was developed through a partnership between the UAE Cyber Security Council and Abu Dhabi-based QuantumGate, and it forms part of the country's National Post-Quantum Migration Programme.

The tool has been customised to requirements set by the UAE National Cryptography Centre.

Its role is practical rather than speculative: give organisations visibility into cryptographic assets across complex IT environments before a migration to quantum-resistant encryption becomes urgent.

Mohamed Al Kuwaiti, head of cyber security for the UAE government, called the partnership with QuantumGate "a critical step forward" for the country's cyber security posture as quantum threats emerge.

He said sovereign capability to discover, assess and manage cryptographic assets across sectors is essential as the national migration programme advances.

Visibility Becomes the First Security Control

The launch addresses a basic operational gap in post-quantum security planning.

Many enterprises operate thousands of applications, devices and systems that rely on cryptographic algorithms without a complete inventory of where those technologies are embedded.

The Crypto Discovery Tool is designed to automate cryptographic discovery and inventory management at scale.

The UAE Cyber Security Council said the platform will identify embedded cryptography, catalogue dependencies and support risk management across complex IT environments.

It will also provide continuous monitoring to help organisations maintain visibility over time, support compliance requirements and adapt to future regulatory directives from the council.

Najwa Aaraj, chief executive officer of QuantumGate, said: "Organisations cannot defend against risks they cannot account for." She said the tool is intended to bring that risk into visibility and help organisations migrate with confidence.

A National Index Extends the Signal

The tool's outputs will be integrated into the UAE's National Cybersecurity Index platform, creating a national Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Index.

That would give the Cyber Security Council a centralised view of cryptographic readiness across public- and private-sector entities.

The announcement did not disclose named initial users, a sector-by-sector rollout timetable or a competing benchmark tool.

That keeps the immediate signal focused on national coordination and inventory discipline rather than measured adoption.

The practical question is whether public- and private-sector organisations use the platform to map cryptographic exposure before future quantum capabilities turn today's hidden dependencies into a migration bottleneck.