PQ-PSK prototype

[jschneider-bensch]

This crate implements a protocol for agreeing on a pre-shared key such that the protocol messages are secure against harvest-now-decrypt-later (HNDL) passive quantum attackers.

The protocol between initator A and receiver B roughly works as follows:

A:  (ik, enc) <- PQ-KEM(pk_B)
    K_0 <- KDF(ik, pk_B || enc || sctxt)
    K_m <- KDF(K_0, "Confirmation")
    K <- KDF(K_0, "PSK")
    mac_ttl <- MAC(K_m, psk_ttl)
A -> B: (enc, psk_ttl, mac_ttl)

Where

• pk_B is the receiver's KEM public key,
• sctx is context information for the given session of the protocol,
• psk_ttl specifies for how long the PSK should be considered valid, and
• K is the final PSK that is derived from the decapsulated shared secret based on the internal KEM.

The crate implements the protocol based on several different internal KEMs:

• X25519, an elliptic-curve Diffie-Hellman KEM (not post-quantum secure; for performance comparison)
• ML-KEM 768, a lattice-based post-quantum KEM, in the process of being standardized by NIST
• Classic McEliece, a code-based post-quantum KEM & Round 4 candidate in the NIST PQ competition,
• XWingKemDraft02, a hybrid post-quantum KEM, combining X25519 and ML-KEM 768 based KEMs