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 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…

The paper introduces a topology-hiding connectivity assurance protocol that allows network providers to cryptographically prove the existence of a secure connection in QKD networks without revealing t…

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

The paper proposes Q-FE, a novel Quantum-Native 6G Far-Edge architecture that secures Industrial IoT Digital Twins by integrating micro-digital twins, compact post-quantum key exchange, and asynchrono…

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…

The paper proposes a novel hybrid key distribution architecture combining Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) with Kirchhoff-law-Johnson-noise (KLJN) statistical-physical key exchange to enhance key genera…

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 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…

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…

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…

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 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 novel identity-based public key management framework, IPK-pq, utilizing NIST ML-DSA and random matrix theory to enhance the scalability and efficiency of Public Key Infrastructure…

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…

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

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…

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…