MLKEMSecure: Hybrid PQC Gateways, RFC 9180 HPKE & Quantum-Safe Ingress

MLKEMSecure engineers high-throughput hybrid post-quantum key exchange proxies, combining classical ECDH (X25519/P-256) with NIST FIPS 203 ML-KEM in full compliance with IETF RFC 9180 HPKE and TLS 1.3 hybrid specifications.

MLKEMSecure Hybrid Key Exchange & Ingress Architecture

Dual-encapsulation pipeline, RFC 9180 HPKE engine, and line-rate network termination

Central System: Hybrid Ingress Gateway - Dual-Prf KEM Engine

Cryptographic Nodes

  • TLS 1.3 Hybrid Demux
  • Classical ECDH Core
  • Lattice KEM Engine
  • Dual-PRF Key Combiner
  • Line-Rate Traffic Forwarder

Architectural Layers & Protocols

  • Hybrid Protocol Negotiation (IETF Draft TLS 1.3 Hybrid Key Exchange): Negotiating combined key exchange groups (X25519MLKEM768 / SecP256r1MLKEM768).
  • Dual-Encapsulation KEM (RFC 9180 Hybrid HPKE): Simultaneously encapsulating classical and lattice secrets, ensuring security if either primitive fails.
  • KDF Combiner Mechanism (HKDF-SHA256 with Dual-Seed Ingestion): Deriving master session secret: SS = HKDF-Extract(classical_ss, pqc_ss).
  • High-Speed Transport Termination (eBPF / XDP & Kernel TLS (kTLS)): Offloading symmetric record encryption to network interface card hardware at 100 Gbps.

Key Metrics: 100 Gbps (Ingress Throughput) | < 1.2 ms (Handshake Latency Overhead) | Dual-PRF (Key Combiner Security) | RFC 9180 (HPKE Standard Conformance)

Hybrid Post-Quantum Key Exchange Gateways, Dual-Prf RFC 9180 HPKE Integration & Quantum-Secure Tunnel Ingress

Authoritative technical engineering reference for hybrid post-quantum key exchange gateways, dual-prf rfc 9180 hpke integration & quantum-secure tunnel ingress in NIST FIPS 203/204/205 standards, lattice-based cryptography, side-channel attack mitigation, and quantum-resilient infrastructure.

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