This paper optimizes the decoding of Hamming Quasi-Cyclic (HQC) codes for post-quantum cryptography on NPU-integrated mobile devices by redesigning the core kernels to leverage the Hexagon Vector eXte…

This paper optimizes the decoding of Hamming Quasi-Cyclic (HQC) codes for post-quantum cryptography on NPU-integrated mobile devices by redesigning the kernels to leverage the Hexagon Vector eXtension…

The paper proves that generalized skew and linearized Reed-Solomon (GSRS and GLRS) codes, while promising for cryptosystems, are structurally weak and can be efficiently distinguished from random code…

This paper provides a comprehensive, system-level taxonomy for designing quantum-resistant network architectures, moving beyond simple protocol substitutions to address key distribution and management…

The paper establishes a strong connection between scalable pseudorandom unitaries (PRUs) and the unitary synthesis problem, proving that any such PRU construction must require a classical oracle of si…

The paper proposes that decoding random quantum stabilizer codes is a robust, novel post-quantum cryptographic assumption, demonstrating that its average-case hardness implies core primitives like PKE…

The paper argues that current lattice-based post-quantum cryptography, which relies on injecting noise, is not unconditionally secure because advanced quantum error correction and learning techniques…

The paper analyzes the security of the post-quantum signature scheme CROSS by showing that the underlying Restricted Syndrome Decoding problem can be reduced to both code-based and lattice-based probl…

This survey provides a comprehensive review of the security challenges, threats, and mitigation strategies associated with the rapid advancement of quantum computing.

This paper quantifies the latency impact of increasing certificate chain sizes required by Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) on TLS Time to First Byte (TTFB), finding that Merkle Tree Certificates (MTC)…

The paper analyzes subcodes of lambda-Gabidulin codes to construct highly efficient McEliece-like and Niederreiter-like cryptosystems, demonstrating that random subcodes of classical Gabidulin codes y…

The paper introduces the base-m length codec, a canonical and robust encoding scheme that maps byte strings to lists of residues modulo m, essential for finite-ring cryptosystems.

This paper extends quantum lattice reduction techniques (CDPR) from ideal to module lattices over cyclotomic rings, achieving a constant module reduction factor and providing a rigorous, bounded-preci…

The paper proposes a novel post-quantum cryptography-based bidirectional authentication key exchange protocol, enhancing ML-KEM by utilizing dual-usage certificates to securely establish shared secret…

This paper demonstrates that Simple Power Analysis (SPA) can successfully extract secret session key bits from post-quantum cryptosystems, specifically during the key decapsulation phase, using only a…

This paper systematically analyzes the Quantum Bit Error Rate (QBER) in the BB84 Quantum Key Distribution protocol, demonstrating its use for quantifying channel noise and detecting eavesdropping, par…

The paper introduces an LLM-guided evolutionary workflow that successfully discovers and certifies a large number of novel bivariate quantum error-correcting codes, demonstrating the utility of LLMs i…

The paper proposes a quantum-resistant quantum teleportation (QRQT) framework using post-quantum cryptography to secure the classical channel, establishing maximum secure communication distances and a…

This paper reviews multidimensional reconciliation techniques for Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution (CV-QKD), demonstrating how transforming the physical channel into a virtual binary chann…

The paper introduces Quantum-Safe Code Auditor, a novel static analysis framework that uses LLMs and quantum-aware risk scoring to automatically detect and prioritize quantum-vulnerable cryptographic…