Cryptography and Security Consulting
Expertise backed by decades of experience and a PhD. Focus areas include post-quantum cryptography, formal methods, and the discovery and mitigation of CVEs.
WE ARE A CONSULTING FIRM LOCATED THE WASHINGTON DC AREA
Engagements range from targeted projects to long-term advisory partnerships, with flexible structures including retainer, on-demand, and outcome-based models.
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Our Services
KeyCryptic provides comprehensive consulting services in cryptography and security — reviewing primitives, protocols, and their implementations in software and hardware; advising on efficient and secure solutions within real-world constraints; and implementing and validating those solutions in practice. We work closely with clients to ensure that our recommendations are not only theoretically sound, but also practical, robust, and effectively deployed.
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About us
Our expertise spans all of cryptography and cybersecurity, including but not limited to post-quantum cryptography, cryptographic agility, formal methods, homomorphic encryption and multi-party computation, SBOMs and supply-chain defense, Secure DevOps/DevSecOps, Zero Trust, cloud and IoT/OT security, smart grid, critical infrastructure, secure firmware and hardware root of trust, model/agentic AI safety, investor technical due diligence, cybersecurity training, vulnerability and risk management, standardization (NIST, ISO, IEEE), privacy enhancing techniques, data exposure, regulatory compliance (NIST, FIPS, FISMA, GDPR, CRA), and legal/PR coordination.
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Our Clients
Most of our work is conducted under confidentiality, so we don’t list clients publicly. If you’d like to learn more about our past experience and how it may relate to your needs, feel free to get in touch.
MEET US
Our Founder
Nicky Mouha
Founder
Nicky Mouha is a cryptographer with a Ph.D. and two decades of experience. He spent ten years at NIST before founding KeyCryptic.
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We’re always open to discussing consulting opportunities, innovative ideas, and collaborative projects.
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ICMC 2026 Talk: Nicky Mouha on Post-Quantum Cryptography and Formal Verification
Read more: ICMC 2026 Talk: Nicky Mouha on Post-Quantum Cryptography and Formal VerificationAt the upcoming International Cryptographic Module Conference 2026, Nicky Mouha, Founder of KeyCryptic, will speak about something that sounds straightforward but rarely is: assuring that cryptographic algorithms are implemented correctly. His talk, “Understanding Formal Verification: Lessons from Verifying…