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cs.CRRecentApr 29, 2026

Preventing Distinguishability between Multiplication and Squaring Operations

Alkistis Aikaterini Sigourou, Zoya Dyka, Peter Langendoerfer, Ievgen Kabin

This paper addresses the persistent side-channel vulnerability of scalar multiplication in ECC, proposing and analyzing two mitigation techniques—data redirection and bus reloading—to counter energy c…

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cs.CRcs.ARRecentMar 20, 2026

Case Study: Horizontal Side-Channel Analysis Attack against Elliptic Curve Scalar Multiplication Accelerator under Laser Illumination

Dmytro Petryk, Ievgen Kabin, Peter Langendoerfer, Zoya Dyka

The paper presents a combined Side-Channel Analysis (SCA) and laser illumination attack against an Elliptic Curve Scalar Multiplication accelerator, demonstrating that while laser illumination increas…

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quant-phcs.CRRecentMar 30, 2026

Securing Elliptic Curve Cryptocurrencies against Quantum Vulnerabilities: Resource Estimates and Mitigations

Ryan Babbush, Adam Zalcman, Craig Gidney, Michael Broughton +5 more

The paper estimates the quantum resources required to break 256-bit ECC cryptography and warns that fast-clock quantum computers could enable on-spend attacks on modern cryptocurrencies, necessitating…

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cs.CRRecentMay 3, 2026

Chain Reactions: How Nonce Collisions in ECDSA Compromise Polygon MEV Searchers

Yash Madhwal, Andrey Seoev, Raffaele Della Pietra, Anastasiia Smirnova +1 more

The paper reveals that predictable nonce reuse by Polygon MEV searchers creates a critical vulnerability in ECDSA signatures, allowing passive attackers to recover private keys using linear algebra.

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cs.CRRecentApr 23, 2026

ECCFROG522PP: An Enhanced 522 bit Weierstrass Elliptic Curve

Victor Duarte Melo

The paper introduces ECCFROG522PP, a 522-bit prime-field elliptic curve designed for high security, emphasizing deterministic generation and public reproducibility over performance.

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cs.CRRecentApr 10, 2026

Stringology-Based Cryptanalysis for EChaCha20 Stream Cipher

Victor Kebande

The paper applies Stringology-Based Cryptanalysis (SBC) using KMP and Boyer-Moore algorithms to analyze EChaCha20, confirming that the cipher maintains strong pseudorandomness and exhibits rapid diffu…

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cs.CRRecentApr 4, 2026

Partial Number Theoretic Transform Masking in Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Hardware: A Security Margin Analysis

Ray Iskander, Khaled Kirah

The paper analyzes the security of a partially masked hardware accelerator for Number Theoretic Transform (NTT) in PQC, demonstrating that the claimed security margins are significantly overestimated…

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cs.CRcs.SEquant-phRecentApr 8, 2026

Broken Quantum: A Systematic Formal Verification Study of Security Vulnerabilities Across the Open-Source Quantum Computing Simulator Ecosystem

Dominik Blain

The paper presents Broken Quantum, a comprehensive formal security audit that identifies 547 security vulnerabilities across 45 open-source quantum computing simulators, revealing critical flaws in me…

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cs.CRRecentApr 18, 2026

From Public-Key Linting to Operational Post-Quantum X.509 Assurance for ML-KEM and ML-DSA: Registry-Driven Policy, Mutation-Based Evaluation, and Import Validation

José Luis Delgado Jiménez

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…

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cs.CRRecentApr 30, 2026

SBN Explorer: An Empirical Study of Cryptographic Boolean Networks

Arnaud Valence

The paper systematically explores a vast design space of cryptographic Boolean networks by formalizing six structural constraints, finding that optimal designs result from sparse, mutually compatible…

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cs.CRRecentApr 16, 2026

Structural Dependency Analysis for Masked NTT Hardware: Scalable Pre-Silicon Verification of Post-Quantum Cryptographic Accelerators

Ray Iskander, Khaled Kirah

The paper introduces a four-stage structural dependency analysis hierarchy that enables scalable, sound first-order masking verification for large, production-level post-quantum cryptographic accelera…

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cs.CRcs.ITquant-phRecentApr 24, 2026

Module Lattice Security (Part II): Module Lattice Reduction via Optimal Sign Selection

Ming-Xing Luo

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…

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cs.CRRecentApr 27, 2026

Machine-Checked Cardinality Bounds for Masked Barrett Reduction: A 1-Bit Side-Channel Leakage Barrier in Post-Quantum Cryptographic Hardware

Ray Iskander, Khaled Kirah

The paper establishes a universal, machine-checked 1-Bit Barrier for the internal wire map of masked Barrett reduction, providing a strong side-channel leakage bound for post-quantum cryptography.

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cs.CRcs.LOcs.PLRecentJun 1, 2026

Tridirectional Discriminating-Power Formal Verification of Smart Contract Reentrancy Defense Against Production-Deployed Solidity Source

Ray Iskander

The paper provides the first machine-checked, tridirectional correctness proof of the OpenZeppelin reentrancy-guard pattern against complex, production-deployed Solidity smart contract source.

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cs.CRcs.AREmpiricalRecentJun 10, 2026

Partitioned Tags, Shared Data: Reconciling Strict Cache Isolation with Write-Shared Coherence

Kartik Ramkrishnan, Stephen McCamant, Antonia Zhai, Pen Chung Yew

This paper presents SCP, a cache partitioning design that combines strict eviction isolation with write-shared coherence to mitigate eviction-based cache side channels.

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cs.CRRecentApr 17, 2026

Low-Stack HAETAE for Memory-Constrained Microcontrollers

Gustavo Banegas, Kim Youngbeom, Seo Seog Chung, Vredendaal Christine Van

The paper presents a highly optimized, low-stack implementation of the HAETAE signature scheme, reducing peak stack usage significantly to enable its use on severely memory-constrained microcontroller…

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quant-phcs.CRRecentMay 13, 2026

Backdoor Threats in Variational Quantum Circuits: Taxonomy, Attacks, and Defenses

Lei Jiang, Fan Chen

This paper surveys the security vulnerabilities of Variational Quantum Circuits (VQCs) to backdoor attacks, detailing various attack mechanisms and analyzing current detection and defense strategies.

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cs.CRmath.NTRecentApr 6, 2026

Cryptanalysis of the Legendre Pseudorandom Function over Extension Fields

Daksh Pandey

This paper provides the first comprehensive cryptanalysis of the Legendre Pseudorandom Function over extension fields, demonstrating key recovery attacks under both passive and active threat models.

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cs.CRRecentMay 4, 2026

The 1-Bit Barrier is Universal: k-Stage Pipeline Composition and Unified Leakage Bounds for Standard Modular Reductions in PQC Hardware

Ray Iskander, Khaled Kirah

This paper proves that the per-observation leakage bound for deep, multi-stage masked Number Theoretic Transform (NTT) pipelines remains constant and low ($2/q$), regardless of the pipeline's depth ($…

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cs.CRRecentMay 5, 2026

Quantum-Resistant Networks: A Review of Primitives, Protocols and Best Practices

Elisa Bertino, Ramana Kompella, Ashish Kundu, Cristina Nita-Rotaru +2 more

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…

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