Post-quantum cryptography for the Internet Of Things

The Internet of Things (IoT) represents a network of objects, capable of doing computations and communicating with each other. IoT devices are already present in many areas of our life: home, offices, cities, industry and transportation.  Cryptography is the main enabler for securing this digital world. Post-quantum cryptography deals with the design and analysis of cryptographic algorithms that are secure against attacks by quantum computers, i.e. computers that exploit quantum mechanics such as superposition. The overall aim of this research project is to design, analyse and implement post-quantum cryptographic schemes tailored specifically towards deployment in IoT applications. This application area necessitates to consider not only post-quantum security aspects, but also efficiency requirements, such as low memory, low power, low energy constraints, but also low bandwidth and resistance against side-channel and fault attacks. Furthermore, due to the nature of IoT devices we also need to consider issues related to secure boot, secure firmware updates and ease of integration into existing applications.

Keywords:cryptography

Disciplines:Other engineering and technology