CPC H04L 9/0852 (2013.01) [H04L 9/0827 (2013.01); H04L 9/0869 (2013.01); H04L 9/304 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method comprising:
receiving requests for a COMMON-SEED and a quantum-safe public key from a peer and an extendible authentication protocol (EAP) authenticator;
encrypting the COMMON-SEED using the quantum-safe public key of the peer and the quantum-safe public key of the EAP authenticator;
sending the encrypted COMMON-SEED to the peer along with a request for a Postquantum Preshared Keys ID (PPKID) from the peer to complete authentication of the peer;
receiving the PPK_ID from the peer, wherein the PPK ID is from a key pair obtained from a first Synchronizing Key Server (SKS) server in electrical communication with the peer based upon the encrypted COMMON-SEED;
sending the encrypted COMMON-SEED and PPK_ID to the EAP authenticator; and
establishing a quantum-resistant secure channel between the peer and the EAP authenticator, wherein a message of EAP success is delivered from the EAP authenticator to the peer when the peer and the EAP authenticator share the same COMMON-SEED and the same PPK-ID.
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