WISeKey Implementing Post–Quantum Algorithms in its Secure Semiconductors MS6001/MS6003
August 09 2022 - 9:20AM
WISeKey Implementing
Post–Quantum Algorithms
in its Secure Semiconductors
MS6001/MS6003 Geneva – August 9, 2022 – WISeKey
International Holding Ltd (“WISeKey “) (SIX: WIHN, NASDAQ: WKEY), a
leading global cybersecurity, AI, Blockchain and IoT company,
announces substantial progress in the implementation of
post-quantum algorithms in its Secure Semiconductors
MS6001/MS6003.
During the last two years, WISeKey has made substantial progress
in developing post-quantum resistant algorithms by establishing
strategic R&D partnerships with MINES Saint-Etienne Research
Institute (“MINES Saint-Etienne”), an internationally renowned
multidisciplinary university and lab created in 1816, aiming to
help the international community find cryptography algorithms that
will resist future quantum computing based cyber-attacks.
The WISeKey’s team of experts is working with several NIST’s
candidates for the MS600X Common Criteria products: Crystals-Kyber
for key exchange mechanism, and Crystals-Dilithium for signatures.
The partnership is focusing into the practical implementation
aspects for both algorithms, considering physical side-channel
attack and deep learning process. This work completes the
implementation of NTRU and ROLLO algorithms that the team has
already studied, paving the way of a complete post-quantum
cryptography toolbox.
This post-quantum cryptography toolbox will help to protect
against the security threat posed by quantum computers, allowing
hybrid solutions no later than 2025 as recommended by the French
ANSSI. In addition to this, WISeKey will upgrade its PKI offer,
adding new post-quantum features for the IoT market: Secure
authentication, Brand protection, Network communications, future
FIDO (“Fast IDentity Online”) evolutions and additional generally
web-connected smart devices that obtain, analyze, and process the
data collected from their surroundings.
WISeKey is also working with NIST to define recommended
practices for performing trusted network-layer onboarding, which
will aid in the implementation and use of trusted onboarding
solutions for IoT devices at scale. The WISeKey contribution to the
project will be Trust Services for credentials and secure
semiconductors to keep credential secure. Specifically, WISeKey
will offer INeS Certificate Management Service (CMS) for issuing
credentials and VaultIC secure semiconductors to provide
tamperproof key storage and cryptographic acceleration.
While quantum computing offers endless perspectives to
incredibly increase computing power, hackers will take advantage of
this technology to crack cryptography algorithms, corrupt
cybersecurity and compromise global economy. Research about quantum
computing, namely how to use quantum mechanical phenomena to
perform fast computation, was initiated in the early 1980s. The
perspectives and unbelievable performances offered by this
promising technology are so huge that many countries are sponsoring
public/private R&D initiatives. WISeKey brings its decades of
expertise in designing Common Criteria EAL5+ and FIPS 140-2 Level 3
certified hardware based secure elements (MS600x secure
microcontrollers, VaultIC™, etc.) and in developing hacker
resistant firmware. The new algorithms to be evaluated will first
have to practically run on WISeKey’s existing and new hardware
architectures. The Company will also share its expertise in deep
learning AI techniques to prove the robustness of the
implementations.
About WISeKeyWISeKey (NASDAQ: WKEY; SIX Swiss
Exchange: WIHN) is a leading global cybersecurity company currently
deploying large scale digital identity ecosystems for people and
objects using Blockchain, AI and IoT respecting the Human as the
Fulcrum of the Internet. WISeKey microprocessors secure the
pervasive computing shaping today’s Internet of Everything. WISeKey
IoT has an install base of over 1.5 billion microchips in virtually
all IoT sectors (connected cars, smart cities, drones, agricultural
sensors, anti-counterfeiting, smart lighting, servers, computers,
mobile phones, crypto tokens etc.). WISeKey is uniquely
positioned to be at the edge of IoT as our semiconductors produce a
huge amount of Big Data that, when analyzed with Artificial
Intelligence (AI), can help industrial applications to predict the
failure of their equipment before it happens.
Our technology is Trusted by the OISTE/WISeKey’s Swiss based
cryptographic Root of Trust (“RoT”) provides secure authentication
and identification, in both physical and virtual environments, for
the Internet of Things, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence. The
WISeKey RoT serves as a common trust anchor to ensure the integrity
of online transactions among objects and between objects and
people. For more information, visit www.wisekey.com.
Press and investor contacts:WISeKey
International Holding LtdCompany Contact: Carlos
MoreiraChairman & CEOTel: +41 22 594
3000info@wisekey.com WISeKey
Investor Relations (US)Contact: Lena CatiThe Equity
Group Inc.Tel: +1 212 836-9611lcati@equityny.com
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