Paper 2023/1873
SoK: Post-Quantum TLS Handshake
, Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences, University of Luxembourg, University of Luxembourg, Darmstadt University of Applied SciencesAbstract
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.
Note: An extended and revised version of this survey was published in CiC 2024(2) under the title "A Comprehensive Survey of Post-Quantum TLS".
Metadata
- Available format(s)
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PDF
- Category
- Cryptographic protocols
- Publication info
- A major revision of an IACR publication in CIC 2024
- DOI
- 10.62056/ahee0iuc
- Keywords
- TLSpost-quantumkey exchange
- Contact author(s)
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nouri alnahawi @ h-da de
johannes mueller @ uni lu
jan oupicky @ uni lu
alexander wiesmaier @ h-da de - History
- 2024-07-24: revised
- 2023-12-06: received
- See all versions
- Short URL
- https://ia.cr/2023/1873
- License
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CC BY
BibTeX
@misc{cryptoeprint:2023/1873,
author = {Nouri Alnahawi and Johannes Müller and Jan Oupický and Alexander Wiesmaier},
title = {{SoK}: Post-Quantum {TLS} Handshake},
howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2023/1873},
year = {2023},
doi = {10.62056/ahee0iuc},
url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2023/1873}
}
