Quantum-resistant identity and compliance
Post-quantum cryptography for identity attestation, zero-knowledge compliance proofs, and blockchain-anchored audit trails. Proactive security for financial identity infrastructure.
Why quantum-resistant identity
Current cryptographic standards -- RSA-2048, ECDSA -- underpin every digital identity verification, every signed document, every encrypted data store. These standards face an eventual quantum computing threat that is not theoretical: NIST finalized post-quantum cryptography standards (CRYSTALS-Kyber, CRYSTALS-Dilithium) in 2024 specifically because the threat timeline is within planning horizons for critical infrastructure.
Financial identity requires proactive migration, not reactive response. The "harvest now, decrypt later" threat means that identity data encrypted today with classical algorithms could be decrypted retroactively when quantum capability matures. For financial services, where identity attestations must remain valid for years, this is not an abstract concern.
The Aaim approach: Quantum Verify implements post-quantum signature algorithms for identity attestation, ensuring that verification records created today remain cryptographically secure against future quantum capabilities.
NIST Post-Quantum Standards
CRYSTALS-Kyber (ML-KEM)
Lattice-based key exchange replacing RSA/ECDH
CRYSTALS-Dilithium (ML-DSA)
Lattice-based signatures replacing RSA/ECDSA
FIPS 203, 204, 205 (August 2024)
Federal standards for post-quantum cryptography
Prove compliance without exposing data
Zero-knowledge proofs allow proving a statement is true without revealing the underlying data. This reduces data exposure during vendor assessments, examinations, and cross-institutional verification.
KYC Completion Verification
Prove that a customer has completed KYC requirements without sharing the underlying identity documents, SSN, or verification details with the requesting party.
Regulatory Compliance Proof
Demonstrate that specific regulatory controls are satisfied without exposing the control implementation details or internal compliance documentation to unauthorized parties.
Vendor Assessment Attestation
During vendor assessments and examinations, reduce data exposure by proving compliance statements are true without revealing the full scope of internal controls.
Cryptographic identity attestation
A QVToken is a cryptographic attestation that identity verification occurred. Each token carries proof-of-verification, not personal data, and is anchored to a blockchain audit store for tamper evidence.
Mint
On successful identity verification, a QVToken is created containing a cryptographic attestation that verification occurred. The token contains proof-of-verification metadata, not personal data.
Verify
Any authorized party can verify a QVToken is valid and unrevoked by checking its cryptographic signature and status on the audit store. No personal data is exposed during verification.
Revoke
If an identity is compromised or verification is invalidated, the token is revoked. Revocation is recorded immutably on the audit store for full lifecycle tracking.
Data Minimization by Design
QVTokens contain only the cryptographic proof that verification occurred, the timestamp, and a reference to the verification method. Personal data (name, SSN, identity documents) is never encoded in the token. This design enables verification sharing across institutional boundaries without creating additional data exposure.
Tamper-evident compliance records
Compliance events are anchored to a distributed ledger, creating an immutable audit trail that provides cryptographic proof rather than attestation-based trust.
Immutable Record
Compliance events are anchored to a distributed ledger, creating a tamper-evident record that cannot be altered after the fact.
Merkle Proof Verification
Any party can independently verify that a specific record existed at a specific time using cryptographic Merkle proofs, without trusting any single authority.
Stronger Than PDF Reports
Traditional compliance relies on attestation-based trust: a PDF report signed by an auditor. Blockchain anchoring provides cryptographic proof that the underlying data existed and was unaltered.
Examination Support
Regulatory examiners benefit from tamper-evident audit trails that reduce the need for independent reconstruction of compliance timelines during examinations.
Explore quantum-ready identity
Learn how Quantum Verify provides post-quantum security for your institution's identity verification and compliance infrastructure.