Research Papers
Original papers on all technical aspects of cryptology, limited to 25 pages in LNCS format, including title, abstract, and bibliography.
Security/CORE B
CT-RSA 2026
Cryptographer's Track at RSA Conference
CT-RSAC 2026 is the Cryptographers' Track of the RSAC Conference, serving as a premier venue for scientific research in cryptography, bridging academia and industry. It invites original papers on all technical aspects of cryptology, with a special emphasis on work relevant to security professionals, and features a unique systematization of knowledge (SoK) track.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
October 25, 2025
AoE
Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
October 25, 2025 · AoE
Paper fit
Contribution paths
A strong submission should clearly identify its contribution and evaluate it appropriately.
Systematization of Knowledge (SoK) Papers
Papers that provide new viewpoints, challenge beliefs, or present comprehensive taxonomies in established research areas; must begin with 'SoK:' in the title and are limited to 28 pages.
Research areas in scope
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Technical Topics
Blockchains and distributed ledger securityCode based cryptographyCryptanalysisCryptographic standardsDesign and security analysis of cryptographic primitives and protocolsDifferential privacyFormal verification of cryptographic security propertiesHardware & software implementationsIndistinguishable obfuscationInformation-theoretic cryptographyMulti-party computation and zero-knowledgeNovel applications of cryptographyPhysically unclonable functionsPost-quantum cryptographyPrivacyPublic-key cryptography algorithms and protocolsPublic-key encryption and advanced encryption schemesSide-channel attacks and defensesSymmetric-key cryptographyTheory of leakage resistanceTime-released cryptography and PoWWhite-box cryptography
Policies worth checking twice
- Submissions must be anonymous, with no author names, affiliations, acknowledgments, or obvious references.
- Submissions must not substantially duplicate work published elsewhere or submitted in parallel to another venue with published proceedings.
- Accepted papers may not appear in any other conference or workshop that publishes proceedings.
- Submissions must be in PDF format and follow Springer's LNCS LaTeX format without modifications.
- Appendices are allowed but reviewers are not required to read them; the paper must be intelligible without them.
- Submissions must include page numbers (e.g., using \pagestyle{plain}).
- The IACR policy on irregular submissions and conflicts of interest will be strictly enforced.
- Automatic conflicts of interest include thesis advisor/advisee relationships, shared institutional affiliation within the past two years, two or more joint publications in the last three years, or immediate family membership.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026