Full papers
Original papers related to the specified cryptographic themes, submitted for peer review and potential presentation at the conference.
Security/CORE B
SAC 2026
Selected Areas in Cryptography
Selected Areas in Cryptography (SAC) 2026 is Canada’s annual research conference on cryptography, now in its 33rd edition, hosted by the University of Ottawa. It focuses on four core areas including symmetric and public key cryptography, efficient implementations, and mathematical aspects of applied cryptology, with a special emphasis on lattice-based and code-based cryptography and post-quantum cryptography in 2026.
Key deadlines
Verified September 9, 2026Full paper
May 12, 2025
AoE
Conference timeline
Submission and decisions
Full paperKey deadline
May 12, 2025 · 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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Traditional SAC Areas
Design and analysis of symmetric key primitives and cryptosystems, including block and stream ciphers, hash functions, MAC algorithms, and authenticated encryption schemesEfficient implementations of symmetric and public key algorithmsMathematical and algorithmic aspects of applied cryptology
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Special Selected Topic
Lattice-based and code-based cryptography
Policies worth checking twice
- Papers must be original and not previously published or submitted concurrently to another conference with proceedings.
- Submissions are accepted in two cycles with distinct deadlines.
- The conference is co-located with PST 2026, but submissions are handled separately.
Official sources
Compiled from the official call for papers. The organizers’ pages remain authoritative.
Last verified September 9, 2026