Mike Ounsworth
Senior Consultant
Mike is the Senior Consultant at Cryptic Forest Software and represents the organization at the PKI Consortium.
Member of the PKI Consortium
Cryptic Forest Software
Cryptic Forest Software is a small business that offers services in and around PKI, crypto libraries, and PQC Migration.
Member details
- Member since
- Jan 2026
Representatives
Mike Ounsworth
Open source maintainer
Mike Ounsworth is a software security architect, cryptographer, and cryptographic protocol designer. He is deeply involved in the Post-Quantum transition, particularly in re-designing IETF networking protocols to accommodate the new PQC algorithms, dual-algorithm hybrids, and mechanisms to ease migration barriers. Mike is the founder of Cryptic Forest Software, Adjunct Professor at the Pôle d'expertises en cybersécurité (Cybersecurtiy Expertise Centre) at the université de Sherbrooke, and lead maintainer of the Bouncy Castle Rust cryptographic library.
