IT Intern focused on Cryptography - between 6 to 12 months - 100%

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As an IT Intern, you will perform the quantitative evaluation of crypto-agility and the preparation for the deployment of post-quantum cryptography for a health insurer. You will participate in the implementation of a quantitative framework aimed at evaluating the crypto-agility of the information system and its capacity to evolve towards new cryptographic algorithms, particularly post-quantum ones. What you do on a daily basis

• You conduct a state-of-the-art review on crypto-agility in order to identify best practices, existing approaches, and the challenges related to the evolution of cryptographic mechanisms.
• You build and formalize an evaluation model for the crypto-agility of the encryption solutions used in the company, based on concrete metrics and a rating scale. You also define an inventory and representation model for cryptographic systems in order to obtain a structured view of the existing state.
• You validate the model on a representative sample of solutions and you carry out a migration pilot towards a new cryptographic algorithm. Based on this experience, you evaluate the relevance and accuracy of the model, then you adjust it if necessary.

What you bring to the team

• You hold a Bachelor's degree in computer science and are currently pursuing a Master's in cybersecurity or computer science, you are looking for an internship that allows you to validate your degree via the obtaining of ECTS credits and allows you to deepen your technical and methodological skills.
• You master the principles of cryptography and cybersecurity, and you have solid knowledge in mathematics, particularly in numerical analysis and graph theory.
• You develop software solutions, mainly in Python, and you use Git for the management and tracking of your developments.