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A Comprehensive Survey on Post-Quantum TLS

Authors:
Nouri Alnahawi , Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
Johannes Müller , University of Luxembourg, LORIA, CNRS
Jan Oupický , University of Luxembourg
Alexander Wiesmaier , Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences
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DOI: 10.62056/ahee0iuc
URL: https://cic.iacr.org//p/1/2/6
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Abstract:

Transport Layer Security (TLS) is the backbone security protocol of the Internet. As this fundamental protocol is at risk from future quantum attackers, many proposals have been made to protect TLS against this threat by implementing post-quantum cryptography (PQC). The widespread interest in post-quantum TLS has given rise to a large number of solutions over the last decade. These proposals differ in many aspects, including the security properties they seek to protect, the efficiency and trustworthiness of their post-quantum building blocks, and the application scenarios they consider, to name a few.

Based on an extensive literature review, we classify existing solutions according to their general approaches, analyze their individual contributions, and present the results of our extensive performance experiments. Based on these insights, we identify the most reasonable candidates for post-quantum TLS, which research problems in this area have already been solved, and which are still open. Overall, our work provides a well-founded reference point for researching post-quantum TLS and preparing TLS in practice for the quantum age.

BibTeX
@article{cic-2024-34399,
  title={A Comprehensive Survey on Post-Quantum TLS},
  journal={cic},
  publisher={International Association for Cryptologic Research},
  volume={1, Issue 2},
  url={https://cic.iacr.org//p/1/2/6},
  doi={10.62056/ahee0iuc},
  author={Nouri Alnahawi and Johannes Müller and Jan Oupický and Alexander Wiesmaier},
  year=2024
}