Post-Quantum Encryption Security
Overview
Post-Quantum Encryption Security is an indomitable fortress against the quantum future, embedding UnoLock with lattice-based cryptography to safeguard your data, communications, and identity from emerging quantum threats. Available across all tiers, Free, Inheritance, Sovereign, and HighRisk, this feature harnesses Kyber and Dilithium algorithms alongside AES-256 GCM to ensure your vault remains impervious to quantum decryption. UnoLock’s visionary encryption delivers a shield of enduring privacy, securing your digital sovereignty for generations.
How It Works
- Quantum-Resistant Key Exchange: UnoLock employs Kyber’s Key Encapsulation Mechanism (KEM) to negotiate secure session keys for API communication, replacing vulnerable elliptic curve methods with lattice-based cryptography.
- Dilithium-Based Authentication: API servers authenticate with Dilithium digital signatures, ensuring clients connect only to legitimate UnoLock backends, thwarting quantum-powered Man-in-the-Middle attacks.
- Client-Side Key Security: The Client Data Master Key (CDMK) is generated and wrapped using a FIDO2 WebAuthn authenticator, stored on-device with quantum-safe encryption and biometric verification.
- Robust Data Encryption: All user data, files, archives, and metadata, is encrypted client-side with AES-256 GCM, maintaining a 128-bit security margin against quantum attacks like Grover’s algorithm.
Security Implications
- Quantum-Proof Protection: Kyber and Dilithium algorithms resist quantum attacks (e.g., Shor’s algorithm), ensuring your data and communications remain secure in a quantum future.
- Forward Secrecy Assurance: Per-session key negotiation prevents retroactive decryption, protecting past data even if future keys are compromised.
- Zero-Knowledge Privacy: Client-side key management ensures UnoLock cannot access your data, preserving privacy against both classical and quantum threats.
Use Cases
- Future-Proof Data Storage: Individuals can secure sensitive files (e.g., crypto keys, legal documents) with confidence that quantum computers won’t decrypt them decades later.
- Secure Corporate Operations: Businesses can protect proprietary or client data, ensuring compliance and resilience against quantum-enabled breaches.
- High-Stakes Asset Management: Cryptocurrency investors can safeguard wallet seeds with quantum-hardened encryption, ensuring long-term asset security.
Why It Matters
Post-Quantum Encryption Security pioneers an unbreakable defense against quantum threats, ensuring your UnoLock vault remains a sanctuary of privacy and protection. This feature empowers users with the confidence that their digital assets are secure, no matter how technology evolves.
FAQs
How does Post-Quantum Encryption protect against quantum computers?
It employs Kyber and Dilithium algorithms, which resist quantum attacks like Shor’s algorithm, unlike traditional cryptography vulnerable to quantum decryption.
Does Post-Quantum Encryption slow down UnoLock’s performance?
No, the cryptography is optimized for seamless integration, delivering quantum-grade security without impacting user experience.
Can my vault data be compromised by future quantum attacks?
No, AES-256 GCM and lattice-based cryptography provide a robust security margin, ensuring your data remains protected against quantum threats.
Compliance & Privacy Regulations
- GDPR & HIPAA Compliance: Post-Quantum Encryption ensures secure data handling with zero-knowledge, client-side encryption, supporting compliance with GDPR and HIPAA privacy standards.
Integration with Other Features
- Client-Side Encryption: Works in tandem to encrypt all vault data with AES-256 GCM, reinforced by quantum-resistant key exchange and authentication.
- FIDO2 Authentication with WebAuthn: Enhances security by protecting the Client Data Master Key with quantum-safe WebAuthn, ensuring robust access control.
