Post qUaNtum Cryptography TooLbox (PUNCTuaL)

Project funded by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. (FCT) (PROGRAMA PESSOA), grant DRI/PROGRAMA PESSOA/4335/2018. Funded amount: EUR 3,000, as stated by the source. Runs 2018-01-01 to 2019-12-31. Keywords: Post-quantum cryptography, Asymmetric cryptography, Robust implementations, Side-channel attack resistance. Source: OpenAIRE Graph, from the funder's project data (collected by OpenAIRE on 2025-07-20); national funding data, not CORDIS. Abstract given by the source: As soluções criptográficas atualmente adotadas pela indústria são maioritariamente baseadas em padrões criptográficos de chave pública suportados em primitivas RSA e ECC, tanto para proteger transações como para a troca de chaves através de certificados. Estas primitivas tornar-se-ão inseguras caso um computador quântico seja produzido. Por isso, é essencial que a indústria seja capaz de assegurar as suas formas de receita antes do antecipado aparecimento de computadores quântico, devido aos longos períodos de desenho, avaliação, padronização e implementação de primitivas criptográficas. Com o projeto PUNCTuaL, espera-se produzir ferramentas e metodologias para criptografia pós-quântica, que possam ser utilizadas para a implementação de protocolos seguros e eficientes. A arquitetura destas ferramentas será baseada em casos de uso industriais, como os protocolos que asseguram o mercado digital, as telecomunicações ou a Internet das Coisas (IoT). The cryptographic solutions adopted by the industry are mainly based on public key standardized cryptographic schemes using the RSA and ECC primitives, either to secure transactions or to exchange keys through certificates. These primitives are insecure if a quantum computer is produced. It is therefore essential for the industry to secure their current and future revenues by anticipating the announced arrival of quantum computers, mainly due to the time required for the design, evaluation, standardization and deployment of new quantum-resistant cryptographic schemes. The ambition of the project PUNCTuaL is to provide tools and methodologies for post-quantum (PQ) cryptography on which secure and efficient protocols can be underpinned. The design of the tools will be based one industrial use-cases, such as the protocols used to secure the digital market, telecommunications and the Internet of Things (IoT).

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AI-assisted summary: The PUNCTuaL project, funded by FCT with a grant of EUR 3,000, ran from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2019. It focused on developing post-quantum cryptography tools to address vulnerabilities in current cryptographic standards against quantum computing. Suggested technology pillar: communication. Generated by AI from the public source text; it may contain errors and the original source is authoritative.