[Cryptography] Quillon Graph
Dennis Hamilton
orcmid at msn.com
Mon Jan 12 11:34:44 EST 2026
Viktor S. Kristensen wrote
Definition 12.1 (Defense in Depth). Security requires breaking both classical and post-quantum components:
Security = Sec(Classical) ∨ Sec(Post-Quantum)
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I don't have the document being discussed, but this formula strikes me as odd.
Is Sec(x) taken to be a Boolean condition? I assume the idea is that both must be compromised for a ciphertext at rest to be cracked. But it's pretty absolute formulated as strictly true or false.
If Sec(x) is a probability, a different formulation is needed. Something like
Vulnerability = (1 - Sec(Classical)) × (1 - Sec(Post-Quantum))
Security = 1 - Vulnerability
Working the same if Sec(x) is only 0 or 1.
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