A Drop-in KEM Replacement for Client Signatures in Post-Quantum SSH

arXiv:2608.24447 · cs.CR · Submitted 2026-08-25 · Read on arXiv

cs.CR

Submitted: 2026-08-25

Updated: 2026-08-25

Comments: 19 pages, 6 figures. Extended version of the paper accepted at IEEE ICNP 2026

Code: https://github.com/bhivfsadh/KEM-B

License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/

Terminology

• Verification — 10× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Core — 5× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• Key Encapsulation Mechanism — 2× in this paper
• Abstraction — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Adaptation — 1× in this paper · explained in 1 episode
• Formal Verification — 1× in this paper · explained in 2 episodes
• KEM-based Authentication for EDHOC in Initiator-Known Responder — 1× in this paper

Sources

• Study of Post Quantum status of Widely Used Protocols

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