Open-Source Post-Quantum Encryptor: Design, Implementation and Deployment

Petr Tuma, Jan Hajny, Petr Muzikant, Jan Havlin, Lukas Malina, Patrik Dobias, Jan Willemson

2024

Abstract

This article describes an open-source quantum-resistant network traffic encryptor for the Linux platform. Our encryptor uses a combination of quantum and post-quantum key establishment methods to achieve quantum resistance combined with a fast encryption speed of AES to make quantum-resistant encryption readily available to the public. The packet-by-packet encryption architecture ensures that every bit of information is properly authenticated and encrypted. The combination of multiple key sources further increases the encryptor’s security – be it elliptic curve-based (Elliptic Curve Diffie Hellman, ECDH), quantum (Quantum Key Distribution, QKD) or post-quantum (CRYSTALS-Kyber). Without knowing all the keys obtained from different types of key sources, the final hybrid encryption key can only be obtained by brute-force means. Our contribution is very practical as the encryptor has reasonable performance, despite not being part of the Linux kernel.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Tuma P., Hajny J., Muzikant P., Havlin J., Malina L., Dobias P. and Willemson J. (2024). Open-Source Post-Quantum Encryptor: Design, Implementation and Deployment. In Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT; ISBN 978-989-758-709-2, SciTePress, pages 826-831. DOI: 10.5220/0012839200003767

in Bibtex Style

@conference{secrypt24,
author={Petr Tuma and Jan Hajny and Petr Muzikant and Jan Havlin and Lukas Malina and Patrik Dobias and Jan Willemson},
title={Open-Source Post-Quantum Encryptor: Design, Implementation and Deployment},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT},
year={2024},
pages={826-831},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0012839200003767},
isbn={978-989-758-709-2},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 21st International Conference on Security and Cryptography - Volume 1: SECRYPT
TI - Open-Source Post-Quantum Encryptor: Design, Implementation and Deployment
SN - 978-989-758-709-2
AU - Tuma P.
AU - Hajny J.
AU - Muzikant P.
AU - Havlin J.
AU - Malina L.
AU - Dobias P.
AU - Willemson J.
PY - 2024
SP - 826
EP - 831
DO - 10.5220/0012839200003767
PB - SciTePress