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

This paper demonstrates the integration of the quantum-resistant FALCON digital signature scheme into an MQTT-based IoT network using Raspberry Pi 5s to secure communications against future quantum at…

This paper experimentally compares ML-DSA and SLH-DSA in TLS 1.3, finding that placing SLH-DSA at the server leaf significantly increases computational cost and latency, suggesting upper-layer placeme…

The paper proposes a layered, modular network architecture combining Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) to achieve scalable, end-to-end post-quantum security in multi-h…

The paper proposes using Merkle Tree Certificates (MTC) to create a post-quantum Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) for Kubernetes and 5G/6G core networks, significantly reducing the overhead associated…

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 introduces an operational post-quantum X.509 assurance framework that rigorously validates ML-KEM and ML-DSA certificates and keys across various deployment stages, achieving comprehensive d…

This paper addresses the operational challenge of adopting Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) in complex financial TLS environments by presenting a methodology to automatically profile and normalize cryp…

This paper demonstrates a non-disruptive, sidecar-based integration of NIST-standardized Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) into an open-source 5G core, showing that while it introduces a predictable lat…

The paper proposes a provably secure path validation protocol for large-scale Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) networks that allows receivers to verify network compliance without revealing sensitive top…

zk-X509 is a privacy-preserving identity system that uses zero-knowledge proofs to prove ownership of standard X.509 certificates on a public blockchain without revealing private keys or personal data…

The paper introduces PQC Validator, a comprehensive, layered framework designed to rigorously test and validate the actual post-quantum cryptographic readiness of cloud-native 5G Core networks, addres…

The paper proposes a formal framework to analyze how the combined cryptographic transformations across all layers of a network stack determine the overall post-quantum security posture of a message.

The paper introduces 'quantum-safe,' a Python library that addresses the remaining 'production gap' in post-quantum cryptography (PQC) by providing robust, easy-to-use hybrid implementations and compr…

The paper proposes using deep learning to empirically test the indistinguishability of various post-quantum and hybrid cryptographic schemes, finding that no tested combination showed a significant ad…

This paper provides the first systematic, isolated benchmarks of NIST-standardized post-quantum cryptography (ML-KEM and ML-DSA) on the highly constrained ARM Cortex-M0+ processor, showing performance…

This paper designs and validates a Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) based mechanism to secure non-3GPP access in 5G networks, demonstrating that it achieves Information-Theoretic Security while improvin…

The paper introduces Aquaman, a transparent-proxy architecture that enables quantum-resilient session-key establishment at the network edge, protecting clients that cannot natively support post-quantu…

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