Hardware Realization and Implementation Security Evaluation of HQC, A NIST PQC Standard (以英文演講)
- 講者Sanjay Deshpande 博士 (Northwestern University, U.S.A.)
邀請人：倪儒本 - 時間2025-11-20 (Thu.) 10:00 ~ 12:00
- 地點新館107會議室
摘要
Quantum computing is no longer a distant dream, its rapid progress is poised to revolutionize various fields. However, this leap forward comes with a critical caveat: the pre-quantum public-key cryptographic algorithms that secure our digital infrastructure today, such as RSA and ECC, are at risk of being broken. With the rise of quantum capabilities, everything from encryption keys to biometric data could become vulnerable to adversaries.
The race is on to transition to quantum-safe cryptography before quantum computers reach a critical threshold. At the heart of this global effort lies Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), the new generation of cryptographic algorithms believed to be both quantum and classically secure. Organizations like NIST are leading international efforts to standardize these algorithms.
This talk explores the challenges and innovations in transitioning to PQC, with a special focus on the role of hardware implementation and evaluation in ensuring both performance and security. It will take a deep dive into the Hamming Quasi-Cyclic (HQC) algorithm, one of the candidates selected for standardization by NIST in 2025, and examine how HQC performs under practical constraints and potential side-channel threats.
The race is on to transition to quantum-safe cryptography before quantum computers reach a critical threshold. At the heart of this global effort lies Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), the new generation of cryptographic algorithms believed to be both quantum and classically secure. Organizations like NIST are leading international efforts to standardize these algorithms.
This talk explores the challenges and innovations in transitioning to PQC, with a special focus on the role of hardware implementation and evaluation in ensuring both performance and security. It will take a deep dive into the Hamming Quasi-Cyclic (HQC) algorithm, one of the candidates selected for standardization by NIST in 2025, and examine how HQC performs under practical constraints and potential side-channel threats.