ZNznano·Mar 27, 2025Submission
C library for prototyping and experimenting with quantum-resistant cryptography
2 points · Open discussionopen-quantum-safe
liboqs
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liboqs
C library for prototyping and experimenting with quantum-resistant cryptography
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| 2018 | 2018-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 2019-01-01 00:00:00 UTC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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7 sourcesHow about liboqs from OpenQuantumSafe? It includes an implementation of most PQC primitives proposed to date:
https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs
In Show HN: filippo.io/mlkem768 – Post-Quantum Cryptography for the Go EcosystemPart of the issue as a prospective cryptographic user/consumer is that not only do I not know which algorithm(s) should be used, the most likely library https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs also explicitly states that it shouldn't be used in production.
Hybrid deployment (E.G. with ECC using a curve like 25519) is a great recommendation and probably obvious, far more so than picking a winner among the available post quantum possibly safe algorithms.
In 2048 Bit RSA and the Year 2030Liboqs – Quantum safe cryptography library (not for production use)
1 points · Open discussionThe closest paper I can find comparing performance would be this one (section 3.4 for performance): https://eprint.iacr.org/2016/1017.pdf
Check out the Open Quantum Systems implementation, they've got a suite incorporating a number of quantum resistant algorithms: https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs
They have the SIDH implementation you mentioned (https://github.com/open-quantum-safe/liboqs/blob/master/docs...), and a test harness for comparing performance.
In What are some innovative encryption methods?Liboqs: a C library for quantum-resistant cryptographic algorithms
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