This paper demonstrates that a proposed lightweight RFID authentication protocol is structurally insecure and susceptible to a multi-session algebraic attack, enabling full compromise of the secret ke…

SILMARILS presents a quantum-secure, information-theoretic designated-verifier (DV) signature scheme built on a minimal algebraic core, suitable for lightweight blockchain authentication.

The paper proposes ChaRVoC, a novel Challenge-Response Voice Cancelable authentication system that enhances voice biometrics by integrating inherent voice features, secret keys, and dynamic challenges…

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…

The paper introduces Search-Bound Proximity Proofs (SBPP) to close an authorization provenance gap in encrypted geographic search by binding zero-knowledge proofs to specific search sessions for audit…

The paper proposes Hermes Seal, a zk-SNARK framework that enables autonomous vehicles to generate cryptographic proofs of their internal computations and perceptions without revealing sensitive propri…

The paper proposes ZK-Flex, a flexible software-hardware co-designed framework that significantly accelerates Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) generation by efficiently handling diverse polynomial and ellip…

The paper proposes ZK-Flex, a flexible software-hardware co-designed framework that significantly accelerates Zero-Knowledge Proof (ZKP) generation by efficiently handling diverse polynomial and ellip…

The paper introduces a novel authentication-with-response scheme that halves the key consumption required for mutual authentication in Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) while maintaining unconditional se…

The paper introduces a software platform for generating and analyzing pseudo-random sequences (like LFSR and Mersenne Twister), demonstrating that while these classical generators are efficient, quant…

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…

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 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…

The paper proposes a practical, non-interactive scheme for publicly verifying quantum computations delegated from a classical user to a quantum prover, by relaxing the requirement to time-delayed veri…

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…

The paper proposes a resource-efficient, threshold-based authentication scheme for constrained IIoT devices using SRAM PUFs, addressing inherent unreliability through a combination of Hamming code err…

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 analyzes the secret key rate of RIS-assisted THz MIMO CV-QKD systems under various eavesdropping scenarios, demonstrating that the RIS significantly enhances secure communication range and…

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