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  "path": "/2026/04/05/esp32-s3-gets-post-quantum-encryption-with-aethyr-edge-node-open-source-firmware/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-05T05:05:35.000Z",
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  "tags": [
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    "ESP32-S3 gets post-quantum encryption with Aethyr Edge Node open-source firmware",
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  "textContent": "Aethyr Research has released post-quantum encrypted IoT edge node firmware for ESP32-S3 targets that boots in 2.1 seconds and supports full PQC (Post Quantum Cryptography) handshakes in 35ms. Public-key cryptographic algorithms such as RSA and ECC will soon have to be replaced due to the advance of quantum computers that will be able to crack such encryption within a few hours to days using Shor’s algorithm. While there’s still time, Google recently updated its timeline for post-quantum cryptography migration to 2029, mostly because it’s possible to store data now for an attack once sufficiently powerful quantum computers become available, and the NIST FIPS 203 standard (ML-KEM-768) mandates quantum-resistant security by 2035. The Aethyr Edge Node open-source firmware relies on formally verified ML-KEM-768 (FIPS 203) post-quantum key exchange, BLAKE3 integrity, and XChaCha20-Poly1305 encryption to implement post-quantum encryption to connect to a server over the AethyrWire Protocol (AWP). It’s a building block [...]\n\nThe post ESP32-S3 gets post-quantum encryption with Aethyr Edge Node open-source firmware appeared first on CNX Software - Embedded Systems News.",
  "title": "ESP32-S3 gets post-quantum encryption with Aethyr Edge Node open-source firmware"
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