A SoC Implementation of a PQC Scheme for Smart Meter

Abstract

This paper focuses on the implementation of quantum-secure lattice-based cryptography as a key encapsulation mechanism for a smart meter device, which has hardware resource constraints. In this regard, the post-quantum cryptography scheme called FrodoKEM, a candidate to the NIST post-quantum standardization process, is implemented using a system-on-a-chip (SoC) device. Numerical results show that the processing time to run the FrodoKEM scheme implemented on an SoC device reduces in comparison to the benchmark implementation. In the end, we conclude that this SoC-based implementation of the FrodoKEM scheme may fit the hardware constraints related to smart meter devices.

A System-on-a-Chip Implementation of a Post-Quantum Cryptography Scheme for Smart Meter Data Communications

“…Consequently, the successful implementation of the FrodoKEM scheme in an SM equipment, which is supposed to be hardware-constrained, constitutes a baseline for fostering the adoption of PQC in SM systems. Note that [ 24 ] presented the initial results of this investigation. The main contributions of this work are as follows: A description of a proposed hardware/software implementation of the FrodoKEM scheme for an SM equipment, which is hardware constrained, relying on an SoC device.…”