Post-Quantum Cryptography in WireGuard VPN

Quentin M. Kniep; Wolf Müller; Jens-Peter Redlich

Security and Privacy in Communication Networks. 16th EAI International Conference, SecureComm 2020, Washington, DC, USA, October 21-23, 2020, Proceedings, Part II

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Post-Quantum Cryptography in WireGuard VPN

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1007/978-3-030-63095-9_16,
    author={Quentin M. Kniep and Wolf M\'{y}ller and Jens-Peter Redlich},
    title={Post-Quantum Cryptography in WireGuard VPN},
    proceedings={Security and Privacy in Communication Networks. 16th EAI International Conference, SecureComm 2020, Washington, DC, USA, October 21-23, 2020, Proceedings, Part II},
    proceedings_a={SECURECOMM PART 2},
    year={2020},
    month={12},
    keywords={Post-quantum cryptography VPN Key exchange},
    doi={10.1007/978-3-030-63095-9_16}
}

Quentin M. Kniep
Wolf Müller
Jens-Peter Redlich
Year: 2020
Post-Quantum Cryptography in WireGuard VPN
SECURECOMM PART 2
Springer
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-63095-9_16

Quentin M. Kniep¹^,*, Wolf Müller¹, Jens-Peter Redlich¹

1: Institut für Informatik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

*Contact email: kniepque@informatik.hu-berlin.de

Abstract

WireGuard is a new and promising VPN software. It relies on ECDH for the key agreement and server authentication. This makes the tunnel vulnerable to future attacks with quantum computers.

Three incremental improvements to WireGuard’s handshake protocol are proposed, giving differently enhanced levels of post-quantum security. Performance impacts of these are shown to be moderate.

Keywords: Post-quantum cryptography VPN Key exchange

Published: 2020-12-12
Appears in: SpringerLink

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-63095-9_16

Post-Quantum Cryptography in WireGuard VPN

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