SafeQuard by pQCee

About pQCee

pQCee is a quantum cybersecurity startup. We build post-quantum products and solutions to protect data and applications against quantum attacks. For more information, please visit https://www.pqcee.com/.

About SafeQuard

Websites that interact with end-users are already susceptible to quantum attacks today. Hackers can collect all encrypted communications between the users’ devices and the data center today (harvesting), and use a quantum computer in the near future to decrypt the data (attack). This means all your information today can be exposed in 5 years time if you don’t quantum-secure it now. SafeQuard is a post-quantum encryption solution that makes web-pages secure against harvest-now-decrypt-later attacks.

SafeQuard integrates seamlessly with your web-pages to protect your internet-facing assets against quantum harvesting attacks. SafeQuard is based on Javascript and can be dynamically loaded and executed within the web browser without need for a separate installation nor complex configuration.

SafeQuard implements Kyber ML-KEM768 + AES256 which are algorithms standardized by NIST for Post-Quantum use. Data is encrypted by SafeQuard before it leaves the browser, and this encrypted data can only be decrypted in the backend by the HSM.

For more information, please visit https://safequard.pqcee.com/.

What is this manual about?

This Administration Manual guides owners of web services on how to acquire and deploy SafeQuard into existing web services.

SafeQuard Administration Manual

Table of Contents

• 1. Getting Started with SafeQuard on the Azure Marketplace
  • 1.1. Subscribe to SafeQuard from the Azure Marketplace
    • 1.1.1. SafeQuard Marketplace Listing
    • 1.1.2. Basics
    • 1.1.3. Tags
    • 1.1.4. Review
  • 1.2. Verifying Solution Set up
    • 1.2.1. Resources Deployed
  • 1.3. Recommended Next Steps (Optional)
    • 1.3.1. Set Allowed Container Images
• 2. Using the SafeQuard Solution
  • 2.1. TL;DR
  • 2.2. SafeQuard File Server
    • 2.2.1. Accessing the SafeQuard File Server
    • 2.2.2. Files
    • 2.2.3. Using the SafeQuard Module
      • 2.2.3.1. Step 1: Include the SafeQuard Module
      • 2.2.3.2. Step 2: Implement Encryption Logic
  • 2.3. Example Use Case
  • 2.4. Notes