6G • Security
Quantum-Resistant VPN
Hybrid Classic/Post-Quantum IPsec Tunneling
High-throughput enterprise tunnels that encapsulate data using a hybrid combination of post-quantum lattice keys and classical high-speed AES encryption.
Technical Explanation
To bridge existing enterprise networking infrastructure with post-quantum security, 6G introduces Quantum-Resistant VPN tunnels. By combining ML-KEM post-quantum key encapsulation with hardware-accelerated AES-256-GCM symmetric line-rate encryption, these IPsec/WireGuard tunnels transport enterprise data across public cellular and satellite links with mathematical quantum resilience and zero latency penalty.
Key Functions
- Hybrid cryptographic tunnels combining post-quantum key exchange with line-rate AES-256
- Securing enterprise traffic traversing untrusted public cellular and satellite transport links
- Hardware offload via SmartNIC DPUs achieving line-rate 100+ Gbps encryption throughput
- Instantaneous hitless key re-negotiation refreshed dynamically without dropping connections
- Standardized extensions to IETF IPsec IKEv2 and WireGuard protocols for 6G
Specifications
IETF RFC 9370 (Multiple Key Exchanges in IKEv2), 3GPP Rel-19 VPN Evolution
Interfaces
PQC-IPsec-CoreWireGuard-PQC-Bus
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