NIST Published FIPS Standards for PQC CRYSTALS-Kyber, CRYSTALS-Dilithium, and SPHINCS.
August 24, 2023 – BOCA RATON, FL: PQSecure has successfully developed highly efficient hardware and software IPs for NIST recommended PQC algorithms under FIPS:
- FIPS-203: Module-Lattice-based Key-Encapsulation Mechanism Standard (CRYSTALS-Kyber)
- FIPS-204: Module-Lattice-Based Digital Signature Standard (CRYSTALS-Dilithium)
- FIPS 205: Stateless Hash-Based Digital Signature Standard (SPHINCS+)
These algorithms are all considered to be secure against attack by a quantum computer, and they are expected to be interoperable with existing communications protocols and networks. PQSecure is a quantum-safe security solutions company that specializes in the area of quantum-safe cryptographic solutions with a focus on low resource devices. PQSecure has already developed hardware and software IPs for all these three algorithms for all three security and performance levels. For instance, PQSecure™-CRYSTALS is a set of hardware IP cores designed for various target applications of digital signatures and key encapsulation based on Dilithium and Kyber algorithms. PQSecure™-CRYSTALS supports parameters for all three FIPS recommended security levels with countermeasures (optional) against various side-channel and known fault attacks. PQSecure™-CRYSTALS has several variations that operate at different levels of performance and security levels. The lowest area (tiny) design is PQSecure™-CRYSTALS-1000T, the compact design is designated PQSecure™-CRYSTALS-1000C, the balanced-performance design is PQSecure™-CRYSTALS-1000B, and the highest-performance design is PQSecure™-CRYSTALS-1000H.
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PQSecure Partnered with Galois Inc. to Develop Formal Specifications for PQC.
June 7, 2023 – BOCA RATON, FL: PQSecure has successfully developed highly efficient IPs for NIST recommended PQC algorithms with side-channel countermeasures added by design and tested. PQSecure also collaborating with Galois Inc. to provide more assurance of PQC IPs for applications where assurance is critical. Galois has formally specified new algorithms recommended by the National Security Agency (NSA) for the Commercial National Security Algorithm Suite (CNSA 2.0). These post-quantum (PQ) cryptographic algorithms were previously approved by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
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PQSecure Technologies Earns DARPA Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative Grant to Propel Development of Quantum Computers for National Security
September, 27 2022 – BOCA RATON, FL: PQSecure Technologies, LLC., a Florida-based quantum-safe cybersecurity designer and IP developer company, announced today a grant received from the DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) Embedded Entrepreneurship Initiative (EEI). This grant will accelerate PQSecure Technologies’ ability to continue to bring innovations and security at the age of quantum computers born for national security to the commercial market.
The goal of the EEI is to accelerate DARPA-funded transformational innovations to products for dual impact in the defense and commercial markets. DARPA has teamed up with IQT Emerge, an effort within In-Q-Tel (IQT), to support the development of government-funded technologies and keep the national security community at the forefront of innovation. “We’re thrilled to support commercialization efforts of new technologies, like those being developed at PQSecure, which will allow for greater utility and impact across both the defense and commercial markets,” says Simon Davidson, EVP at IQT Emerge. This prestigious DARPA EEI award advances PQSecure’s access to investors, corporate partners, and entrepreneurs to help guide the commercial growth of PQSecure’s Quantum-Safe Architectures Fit for Embedded Systems (QSAFE).
QSAFE is a suite of hybrid pre- and post-quantum cryptographic solutions based on lattice-based cryptography recommended by National Institute for Standardization and Technology (NIST) as well as National Security Agency (NSA) to replace current public key cryptography systems which are vulnerable to quantum attacks. QSAFE has been pursued by defense and commercial customers for deployment in smart embedded IoT systems.
Being a pioneer and forward thinker on post-quantum cryptographic solutions with support to NIST algorithms, companies such as Microchip, Xilinx, Lattice Semi, and ARM partnered with PQSecure to fulfill challenging quantum-resistant cryptography deployment and implementation requirements in their next generation products. QSAFE is a great fit for size, weight, and power (SWaP)-constrained devices with capabilities to operate in 5G settings with low-latency, high reliability, and assurance against physical attacks such as side-channel attacks.
“Since the launch of the company, we have been focused on delivering quantum-resistant cryptographic solutions and IPs for embedded systems and cloud applications for banking and financial institutions,” says Dr. Reza Azarderakhsh, Co-Founder and CEO, PQSecure Technologies. “This grant will accelerate our capabilities to grow as an organization, scale our business and technology, and deliver something truly game changing to the commercial markets.”
About PQSecure Technologies: Founded in 2017, PQSecure Technologies designs, develops, deploys, and integrates quantum-resistant cryptographic solutions for hyper-scale hyper-connected IoT devices for commercial and defense industry. Utilizing deep domain expertise with a strong patent portfolio, PQSecure Technologies is building highly scalable, agile, and reconfigurable quantum-safe cryptographic hardware IPs and software libraries to help customers to adopt and integrate seamlessly with low footprint and minimal overhead. For more information, please visit www.pqsecurity.com
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Release: July 08, 2022
PQSecure Contributes towards the Standardization of Security of Tomorrow’s Data, Today with Quantum-Resistant Cryptography.
NIST Announced Post-Quantum Cryptography Algorithms to be Standardized.
Boca Raton, FL, July 08, 2022 – PQSecure Technologies, LLC today announced that its quantum-resistant cryptographic solutions for key sharing and authentication were approved by NIST for standardization.
The NIST announcements affirm PQSecure’s implemented, benchmarked, and market-ready implementations of quantum-resistant cryptography. Companies seeking to embed quantum-resistance into their products and platforms can look today at PQSecure’s portfolio of implementation-ready intellectual properties to be deployed in security protocols such as TLS, IPsec, IKE, and V2X applications.
“PQSecure continues to successfully anticipate and implement the strongest cryptographic primitives under consideration by NIST. We are ready today to provide hybrids of classical and quantum resistance to networks and connected devices; especially those with size, weight, and power (SWaP) sensitivity” notes Dr. Reza Azarderakhsh, CEO and Founder at PQSecure. “We believe PQSecure provides a foundational cryptographic solutions today to the emerging internet of things (IoT) including the rapidly accelerating 5G infrastructure connecting those things.
We are deeply committed to supporting our government and commercial customers in securing the world’s digital infrastructure from next generation security threats. PQSecure is actively involved with the deployment and integration of post-quantum cryptography for DARPA’s CHARIOT program. “Our QSAFE solution is based on the NIST recommended algorithms for standardization and has already started ahead of time to shape the security of data-in-transit for the quantum era and decades to come.” “Deployment of post-quantum SWaP-constrained devices with full integration to use cases is one of our unique expertise,” added Dr. Reza Azarderakhsh.
PQSecure offers standalone post-quantum IP cores for various performance and security levels as well as acceleration for Root of Trust Solutions and Protocol Stacks. With our broad classical and post-quantum silicon-proven, certification-ready, and best-in-class solutions, we are available to provide security for tomorrow’s data today.
About PQSecure Technologies
PQSecure Technologies, LLC is a leading provider of quantum-safe cryptographic solutions including symmetric and asymmetric algorithms for embedded devices. PQSecure’s hardware and software IP solutions offer various levels of recommended security, size, and performance configurability in numerous markets and applications. PQSecure’s post-quantum public key crypto processors enable designers to offload all asymmetric cryptographic operations to hardware and provide support for efficient execution of various algorithms. The PQSecure team has wide experience in aspects of secure protocol design, training, research, development, and cryptographic engineering on post-quantum cryptography. Find out more at www.pqsecurity.com.
