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CRYPTO 2026
International Cryptology Conference
Crypto 2026 is the 46th Annual International Cryptology Conference, organized by the International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR). It will be held in Santa Barbara, USA, from August 17-20, 2026, and features original research in all areas of cryptography, with proceedings published in Springer's LNCS series.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
February 13, 2026
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Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
February 13, 2026 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Research areas in scope
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Cryptographic Topics
foundational theory and mathematicsthe design, proposal, and analysis of cryptographic primitives and protocolssecure implementation and optimization in hardware or softwareapplied aspects of cryptography
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must not substantially duplicate published work or work submitted in parallel to any other journal or conference with published proceedings.
- Submissions may not be submitted to any other venue unless rejected or withdrawn by the authors.
- Accepted submissions may not appear in any other conference or workshop that has proceedings.
- The review process is double-blind and follows a modified conflict of interest policy.
- Authors must identify potential program committee conflicts of interest at submission time.
- Authors are required to comply with the AI tool policy (linked on the submission page).
- Accepted papers may be presented either in person or remotely via uploaded video.
- Students presenting accepted papers receive waived registration fees.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Official conference siteMain programAccepted papersCall for papersPaper submissionrump session program
Last verified September 9, 2026