Quantum-Augmented AI/ML for O-RAN: Hierarchical Threat Detection with Synergistic Intelligence and Interpretability (Technical Report)

Open Radio Access Networks O-RAN enhance modularity and telemetry granularity but also widen the cybersecurity attack surface across disaggregated control, user and management planes. We propose a hierarchical defense framework with three coordinated layers-anomaly detection, intrusion...

Pattern Based Quantum Key Distribution Using the Five Qubit Perfect Code for Eavesdropper Detection

I propose a new quantum key distribution protocol that uses the five qubit error correction code to detect the presence of eavesdropper reliably. The protocol turns any information theoretical attacks into a classical guess about the pattern. The logical qubit is encoded with a specific pattern...

True Random Number Generators on IQM Spark

Random number generation is fundamental for many modern applications including cryptography, simulations and machine learning. Traditional pseudo-random numbers may offer statistical unpredictability, but are ultimately deterministic. On the other hand, True Random Number Generation TRNG offers...

Post-quantum X509 Signature Algorithms

This plugin detects which post-quantum TLS signature algorithms are supported by the remote service. TRUSTED...

Remote Services Using Post-Quantum Ciphers

This plugin reports network services that offer post-quantum ciphers and enumerates the post-quantum ciphers that they offer. Tenable makes no attempt to determine whether the remote service is actually hardened against a post-quantum attack. TRUSTED...

Remote Services Not Using Post-Quantum Ciphers

This plugin reports network services that do not offer post-quantum ciphers. Tenable makes no attempt to determine whether the remote service would be vulnerable to a post-quantum attack. However, cryptography that depends on the classic difficulty of solving the discrete logarithm problem or on...

Frequency-Matching Quantum Key Distribution

Quantum key distribution QKD enables information-theoretically secure communication against eavesdropping. However, phase instability remains a challenge across many QKD applications, particularly in schemes such as twin-field QKD and measurement-device-independent QKD. The most dominant source o...

Hybrid Quantum-Classical Autoencoders for Unsupervised Network Intrusion Detection

Unsupervised anomaly-based intrusion detection requires models that can generalize to attack patterns not observed during training. This work presents the first large-scale evaluation of hybrid quantum-classical HQC autoencoders for this task. We construct a unified experimental framework that...

Digital Signatures: Traditional Vs. Post-Quantum Cryptographic Mechanisms

Secure your connections against quantum threats. Learn about post-quantum cryptography and digital signatures...

Adversarial Limits of Quantum Certification: When Eve Defeats Detection

Security of quantum key distribution QKD relies on certifying that observed correlations arise from genuine quantum entanglement rather than eavesdropper manipulation. Theoretical security proofs assume idealized conditions, practical certification must contend with adaptive adversaries who...

Decryption Thorough Polynomial Ambiguity: Noise-Enhanced High-Memory Convolutional Codes for Post-Quantum Cryptography

We present a novel approach to post-quantum cryptography that employs directed-graph decryption of noise-enhanced high-memory convolutional codes. The proposed construction generates random-like generator matrices that effectively conceal algebraic structure and resist known structural attacks...

Equilibrium SAT Based PQC: New Aegis against Quantum Computing

Public-key cryptography algorithms have evolved towards increasing computational complexity to hide desired messages, which is accelerating with the development of the Internet and quantum computing. This paper introduces a novel public-key cryptography algorithm that generates ciphertexts by...

Defend Post-Quantum Cryptography's “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” with WAAP

Prepare for a quantum-safe future. Learn how Akamai App & API Protector helps stop the data leaks that fuel “harvest now, decrypt later” attacks...

An Introductory Review of the Theory of Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution: Fundamentals, Protocols, and Security

Continuous-variable quantum key distribution CV-QKD has emerged as a promising approach for secure quantum communication, offering advantages such as high key generation rates, compatibility with standard telecommunication infrastructure, and potential for integration on photonic chips. This revi...

Quantum Ramp Secret Sharing from Haar Scrambling

Quantum information scrambling has emerged as a powerful tool for studying the dynamics of chaotic quantum many-body systems, assessing benchmarking protocols, and even investigating exotic black hole models. During quantum information scrambling, localized quantum information disperses across th...

Finite-Key Security Analysis of the Decoy-State BB84 QKD with Passive Measurement

The decoy-state Bennett-Brassard 1984 BB84 quantum key distribution QKD protocol is widely regarded as the de facto standard for practical implementations. On the receiver side, passive basis choice is attractive because it significantly reduces the need for random number generators and eliminate...

Categorical Framework for Quantum-Resistant Zero-Trust AI Security

The rapid deployment of AI models necessitates robust, quantum-resistant security, particularly against adversarial threats. Here, we present a novel integration of post-quantum cryptography PQC and zero trust architecture ZTA, formally grounded in category theory, to secure AI model access. Our...

Engel P-Adic Isogeny-Based Cryptography over Laurent Series: Foundations, Security, and an ESP32 Implementation

Securing the Internet of Things IoT against quantum attacks requires public-key cryptography that i remains compact and ii runs efficiently on microcontrollers, capabilities many post-quantum PQ schemes lack due to large keys and heavy arithmetic. We address both constraints simultaneously with, ...

Quantum Key Distribution: Bridging Theoretical Security Proofs, Practical Attacks, and Error Correction for Quantum-Augmented Networks

Quantum Key Distribution QKD is revolutionizing cryptography by promising information-theoretic security through the immutable laws of quantum mechanics. Yet, the challenge of transforming these idealized security models into practical, resilient systems remains a pressing issue, especially as...

A Single-Root, Multi-Curve, Context-Isolated, PQC-Pluggable Cryptographic Identity Primitive with Stateless Secret Rotation

Cryptographic identity anchors modern decentralized systems, yet current standards like BIP-39 and BIP-32 are structurally insufficient for the demands of multi-curve, multi-domain, and post-quantum PQC environments. These legacy schemes rely on a monolithic identity root with no inherent context...