Cryptographic foundations for high assurance systems

QRCS designs and implements post quantum ready cryptographic libraries and secure communication protocols for environments where security must be understood, justified, and maintained over long horizons. The focus is on deterministic behavior, clear interfaces, and designs that can be evaluated line by line.

QRCS cryptographic systems
ABOUT OUR COMPANY

Quantum Resistant Cryptographic Solutions Corporation

QRCS develops clear, auditable cryptographic systems that bridge research, engineering, and deployment. Our work focuses on symmetric designs, post quantum primitives, and secure protocols that can be examined line by line by internal security teams, regulators, and independent reviewers.

We maintain the QSC cryptographic library and a suite of secure channel and management protocols, together with formal analyses that track behavior back to the reference implementation. Every primitive and protocol is documented from interface to threat model so that organizations can understand not only what a system does, but how and why it does it, and how it composes with the rest of their infrastructure. The product range covers streaming ciphers, authenticated encryption, memory hard functions, hierarchical key management, tunneling and relay systems, access protocols, messaging, and digital identity. This allows operators to standardize on a single, coherent cryptographic stack rather than assemble a patchwork of unrelated components that are difficult to review or migrate.

QRCS products are intended for environments where security is a primary function, not an afterthought. Typical deployments include core financial messaging, defense and government networks, industrial control systems, cloud orchestration layers, and infrastructure used to manage cryptographic keys and device identities across large fleets. The same architectural discipline is applied to small embedded devices and large multi domain systems so that operators can reason about security properties at every layer. The development process emphasizes traceability and change control. When primitives or protocols evolve, the associated documentation and formal material are updated in step. This helps long lived programs maintain a clear picture of what has changed, why it changed, and how those changes affect their own risk models and operating procedures.

Technology

QSC library and cryptographic platform features

QSC provides a unified foundation for symmetric cryptography, post quantum primitives, and secure protocol construction, with a focus on deterministic operation, clean interfaces, and explicit security goals that can be explained to stakeholders.

QSC library core components

QSC bundles symmetric algorithms such as CSX, RCS, SCB, and QMAC with hash functions, KDFs, DRBGs, and post quantum KEM and signature support. The goal is a self contained toolkit that can serve as the cryptographic base for entire products, whether they are embedded devices, appliances, or cloud services.

The same library underpins higher level systems such as SKDP and SATP for symmetric channels, QSTP and DKTP for tunnel profiles, SIAP and PQS for access and shell, QSMP for secure messaging, and HKDS for hierarchical keys. This keeps designs consistent and simplifies review, testing, and certification.

Stream ciphers, authenticated encryption, and MACs implemented with Keccak based primitives
Hash based KDFs, memory hard functions, and deterministic DRBGs suitable for constrained devices
Post quantum KEM and signature integration for hybrid and full post quantum designs
Utility modules for secure random, encoding, and explicit zeroization of sensitive data
QSC
Unified library
Multi
Algorithm families
Profiles
For varied deployments
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Security oriented design and analysis

QSC is supported by formal documentation for key primitives and protocols. The design process emphasizes explicit threat models, clear assumptions, and arguments that can be followed by engineers and reviewers without relying on undocumented folklore.

For components such as RCS, SCB, SKDP, SATP, SIAP, and QSTP, QRCS maintains formal writeups that match the reference implementation. These documents describe the execution model, adversarial capabilities, and the game based proofs used to justify confidentiality, integrity, and key agreement goals. This gives operators a structured way to compare QSC based systems with other available designs.

Formal analyses for selected primitives and protocols with clear security experiments
Documentation aligned with reference code behavior and concrete message formats
Support for symmetric only and hybrid post quantum profiles in the same framework
Conservative treatment of key management, nonces, and replay protection in every protocol
Proofs
Game based models
Model
System and adversary
Trace
Code to arguments
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Performance and portability

QSC is written to be portable across embedded targets, dedicated appliances, and general purpose systems. The code style favors clarity and determinism so that performance behavior can be profiled and tuned where required without sacrificing readability or reviewability.

Profiles can be tailored for very small devices that only require a subset of primitives, as well as larger platforms that run the full protocol stack, including AERN, DKTP, MPDC, and QSMP. This lets architects match algorithm strength and resource usage to each deployment tier without fragmenting their cryptographic strategy.

Portable C implementation with minimal platform specific code paths and clear boundaries
Support for constrained devices, appliances, and high capacity servers in the same codebase
Predictable performance characteristics suitable for worst case and capacity analysis
Profiles to match bandwidth, latency, and compute budgets across networks and domains
Embedded
Device ready
Appliance
Network and gateway use
Server
Back end integration
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Support, evolution, and roadmap

QRCS supports customers through evaluation, integration, and long term maintenance. The roadmap is guided by cryptographic developments, standards processes, and the needs of operators building high assurance systems that must remain secure across cryptographic transitions.

Engagements can include technical briefings, design reviews, reference integrations, and assistance with internal documentation and certification packages. The same team that develops QSC and the protocol suite participates in these efforts, which keeps guidance aligned with the actual code and formal material and avoids inconsistencies between documents.

Evaluation assistance and focused technical briefings for architecture and security teams
Integration guidance for QSC and the protocol suite in real deployment topologies
Update streams covering security, performance, and standards alignment over time
Participation in reviews, tenders, red team exercises, and certification efforts where needed
Briefings
Architecture and threat models
Support
Integration and operation
Roadmap
Joint planning
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QSC cryptographic library

QSC is the central software component in the QRCS ecosystem. It provides symmetric algorithms, post quantum primitives, and supporting utilities that can be embedded into devices, appliances, and infrastructure services. The same codebase can be compiled into firmware, network appliances, and cloud microservices, which simplifies maintenance, testing, and long term assurance activities.

  • Reference C implementation with consistent structure and naming across modules
  • Designed for integration into existing stacks, security gateways, and custom products
  • Supports deterministic builds and test vectors suitable for independent validation
Library overview

Protocol suite built on QSC

QRCS designs a family of protocols, including SKDP, SATP, SIAP, QSTP, QSMP, PQS, HKDS, AERN, MPDC, DKTP, and UDIF. These systems use QSC primitives where appropriate and provide focused solutions for secure channels, access control, messaging, tunneling, relay networks, and key lifecycle management across complex infrastructures.

  • Secure channels for tunneling, relay, and transport tailored to different trust models
  • Infrastructure access, shell, messaging, and domain management protocols
  • HKDS based key hierarchies for structured rotation and compartmentalization
Protocol integration

Secure channels

QSTP, SATP, DKTP profiles for tunnels and symmetric links

Access and shell

PQS, SIAP flows for authenticated sessions

Messaging and control

QSMP, MPDC use cases for structured messaging

Key management

HKDS deployments for large fleets and domains

Library and protocol views

QSC and the QRCS protocol suite are documented with clear interfaces and state diagrams so that teams can reason about data flow, key usage, and system transitions without guessing about hidden behavior. Engineering teams can map these views directly to their own architecture documents and design reviews.

  • Consistent naming, error handling, and interface patterns across modules
  • Visual descriptions of message and key flows that match the reference code
  • Support for internal and external review, audit, and certification work

Formal analysis and documentation

For selected components, QRCS maintains formal models and game based analyses that correspond to the code. These documents are intended to support internal design teams, auditors, and stakeholders who need a structured view of security properties and assumptions, including explicit modeling of adversarial capabilities.

  • System and adversary models tailored to each protocol and primitive
  • Security goals mapped directly to mechanisms such as nonces and transcripts
  • Line by line comparison against reference code to check alignment

Operational security and key management

QRCS designs address operational concerns as well as theory. HKDS and related mechanisms support structured key hierarchies, rotation policies, and compartmentalization for large deployments that must meet regulatory and internal controls while still remaining manageable for operations teams.

  • Key trees aligned with real deployment structure, roles, and trust zones
  • Support for clear roles, scopes, and separation of duties in key handling
  • Integration points for HSM and KMS platforms, including offline anchors
Services

Engineering, integration, and review services

QRCS provides technical services around the QSC library and protocol suite, from initial evaluation and design workshops through integration, profiling, and long term operation. Services are delivered by the same engineering team that maintains the code and formal documents.

HOW WE WORK

From cryptographic design to deployed systems

QRCS collaborates with customers to map security requirements into concrete designs that use QSC and the QRCS protocol portfolio. Engagements focus on clarity, measurable objectives, and practical constraints such as hardware, latency, operational models, and regulatory boundaries. The aim is to produce systems that are understandable, testable, and maintainable across their full lifecycle.

Depending on the engagement, QRCS can assist with proof of concept builds, reference integrations, red team style review of proposed designs, and joint preparation of documentation that is suitable for internal architecture boards and external certification bodies.

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Architecture and protocol selection

Assistance with choosing appropriate combinations of QSC primitives and QRCS protocols for specific systems, networks, and regulatory contexts. This includes mapping threat models to SKDP, SATP, QSTP, DKTP, AERN, HKDS, and related components, and explaining tradeoffs between profiles.

02
Integration and migration planning

Planning and support for integrating QSC and QRCS protocols into existing products, replacing legacy mechanisms, and managing staged rollouts. Work can include reference implementations, code reviews, test harnesses, and strategies for parallel operation during migration from older stacks.

03
Formal review and documentation support

Support for internal reviews and external assessments, including explanation of models, proofs, and code level behavior of QRCS components. This helps align engineering documents, procurement material, and certification submissions with the actual design, reducing the risk of mismatches between text and code.

04
Custom profiling and tuning

Profiling QSC and protocol implementations in specific environments, with tuning and configuration guidance for performance and resource usage. This can include cipher and parameter selection, cache behavior analysis, and end to end latency measurement across representative paths.

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Key management and HKDS deployment

Design and implementation of hierarchical key management structures using HKDS and related tools, aligned with real operational boundaries. This includes offline roots, regional domains, and service level keys used by protocols such as QSTP, SIAP, QSMP, MPDC, and UDIF for identity and control flows.

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Long term maintenance and updates

Ongoing support to track cryptographic developments, deliver updates, and keep deployed systems aligned with current recommendations. This includes version planning, deprecation strategies, forward compatible configuration options, and guidance for post quantum migration over time as standards mature.

Contact

Contact QRCS

Use the form below or the contact details to request technical information, licensing terms, or collaboration discussions related to QSC, the protocol suite, or cryptographic research.

Discuss your cryptographic requirements with QRCS

Provide a short description of your environment, key concerns, and the components you are interested in, such as QSC, secure channels, key management systems, or relay and access protocols. Messages are reviewed by technical staff rather than routed through generic sales queues.

contact@qrcscorp.ca
+1-613-699-3635
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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