ML-KEM LATTICE SECURITY

Zeqron is a quantum-native infrastructure. Unlike legacy blockchains that rely on ECDSA or RSA, every identity and transaction in the Zeqron mesh is protected by ML-KEM (Kyber), a lattice-based key encapsulation mechanism.

WHY ML-KEM?

Traditional cryptography is vulnerable to Shor's algorithm, which can be executed by future large-scale quantum computers. ML-KEM is designed to be resistant to both classical and quantum cryptanalysis.

KEY STRENGTHS

1. ::POST-QUANTUM: Verified against the current consensus on quantum computing capabilities.
2. ::PERFORMANCE: Extremely fast encapsulation and decapsulation, suitable for high-throughput sharding.
3. ::STANDARD: Compliant with FIPS 203 (NIST).

IMPLEMENTATION IN ZEQRON

Every node performs a PQC-Handshake during peer discovery.

// Simplified Sovereign Identity Handshake
let (shared_secret, encapsulation) = ml_kem::encapsulate(&peer_public_key)?;
peer.send(encapsulation).await?;

If the handshake fails or the signature is signed with a non-PQC algorithm, the peer is instantly dropped and blacklisted from the Mesh.

Cryptographic Specification // Zeqron Security Lab