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 ($…

The paper establishes the first machine-checked composition theorems for arithmetic masking over prime fields, demonstrating that fresh random masking between pipeline stages completely erases securit…

The paper provides machine-checked proofs demonstrating that fresh per-stage arithmetic masking ensures pipeline-level security for Number Theoretic Transform (NTT) accelerators used in Post-Quantum C…

The paper provides the first machine-checked universal proof, using ring theory, that value-independence implies identical marginal distributions for arithmetic masking, thereby extending the verifica…

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…

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…

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…

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.

This paper introduces a novel algorithm, CiSC, to efficiently and optimally synthesize circuit implementations of linear codes for hardware security, significantly outperforming existing state-of-the-…

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…

Quantum Gatekeeper is a robust, multi-factor context-bound image steganography framework that embeds payloads using LSB and derives a gate key from a Variational Quantum Circuit (VQC), ensuring recove…

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…

The paper introduces a unified framework for Quantum Fully Homomorphic Encryption (QFHE) that achieves exponential efficiency improvements by integrating a novel modular arithmetic program (MAP) tailo…

The paper introduces a framework, PD-FHC, that allows users to outsource Boolean computations to an untrusted cloud while guaranteeing both computational privacy and plausible deniability against coer…

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…

The paper proposes a novel formal verification method for proving the probing security of masked cryptosystems by connecting the noninterference property to conditional independence and utilizing prob…

This paper presents a quantum attack on Module-LWE based lattice schemes like ML-KEM, demonstrating a polynomial-time quantum algorithm with a high success probability.

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 formalizes and quantifies the risk of side-channel leakage from public metrology releases by developing a statistical audit framework that yields precise information-theoretic bounds.

The paper constructs strong cryptographic primitives, including key agreement and oblivious transfer, directly from classical tests of anti-commutation (ToNC) on quantum devices, while also developing…