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| Name | Francisco Javier Blanco Romero |
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| Address | 4.1 C03 A Edificio Torres Quevedo, Avenida de la Universidad 30, 28911 Leganés |
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| Biography | Francisco Javier Blanco Romero received his B.Sc. in Physics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and his M.Sc. degree in Robotics from Universidad Miguel Hern’andez de Elche. He has worked in the private sector and European projects as a software engineer and researcher, focusing on Internet of Things (IoT) applications in the environmental and mobility domains. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in the Telematics Engineering Department at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, where he also works as a Research Support Technician involved in the Quantum-based Resistant Architectures and Techniques project.
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Francisco Javier Blanco Romero received his B.Sc. in Physics from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and his M.Sc. degree in Robotics from Universidad Miguel Hern'andez de Elche. He has worked in the private sector and European projects as a software engineer and researcher, focusing on Internet of Things (IoT) applications in the environmental and mobility domains. Currently, he is pursuing a Ph.D. in the Telematics Engineering Department at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, where he also works as a Research Support Technician involved in the Quantum-based Resistant Architectures and Techniques project.
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4.1 C03 A Edificio Torres Quevedo, Avenida de la Universidad 30, 28911 Leganés
Publications
Blanco-Romero, Javier; Lorenzo, Vicente; Almenares, Florina; Díaz-Sánchez, Daniel; and Celeste Campo,; García-Rubio, Carlos
Integrating Post-Quantum Cryptography into CoAP and MQTT-SN Protocols Conference
2024 IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC), IEEE, 2024, ISBN: 979-8-3503-5424-9.
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abstract = {Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) is a practical and cost-effective solution to defend against emerging quantum computing threats. So, leading worldwide security agencies and standardization bodies strongly advocate for the proactive integration of PQ cryptography into underlying frameworks to support applications, protocols, and services. The current research predominantly addresses the incorporation of PQC in Internet communication protocols such as HTTP and DNS; nevertheless, the focus on embedded devices has been limited to evaluating PQC’s integration within TLS/DTLS in isolation. Hence, there is a notable gap in understanding how PQC impacts IoT-specific communication protocols. This paper presents the integration of PQC into two communication protocols specifically tailored for IoT devices, the Constrained Application Protocol (CoAP) and MQTT for Sensor Networks (MQTT-SN), via the wolfSSL library. These two integrations contribute to the understanding of PQC’s implications for IoT communication protocols.},
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Blanco-Romero, Javier; Lorenzo, Vicente; Almenares, Florina; Díaz-Sánchez, Daniel; García-Rubio, Carlos; Campo, Celeste; Marín, Andrés
Evaluating integration methods of a quantum random number generator in OpenSSL for TLS Proceedings Article
In: Computer Networks, 2024, ISBN: 1389-1286.
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author = {Javier Blanco-Romero and Vicente Lorenzo and Florina Almenares and Daniel Díaz-Sánchez and Carlos García-Rubio and Celeste Campo and Andrés Marín},
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abstract = {The rapid advancement of quantum computing poses a significant threat to conventional cryptography. Whilst post-quantum cryptography (PQC) stands as the prevailing trend for fortifying the security of cryptographic systems, the coexistence of quantum and classical computing paradigms presents an opportunity to leverage the strengths of both technologies, for instance, nowadays the use of Quantum Random Number Generators (QRNGs) – considered as True Random Number Generators (TRNGs) – opens up the possibility of discussing hybrid systems. In this paper, we evaluate both aspects, on the one hand, we use hybrid TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocol that leverages the widely used secure protocol on the Internet and integrates PQC algorithms, and, on the other hand, we evaluate two approaches to integrate a QRNG, i.e., Quantis PCIe-240M, in OpenSSL 3.0 to be used by TLS. Both approaches are compared through a Nginx Web server, that uses OpenSSL’s implementation of TLS 1.3 for secure web communication. Our findings highlight the importance of optimizing such integration method, because while direct integration can lead to performance penalties specific to the method and hardware used, alternative methods demonstrate the potential for efficient QRNG deployment in cryptographic systems.},
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Lorenzo, Vicente; Blanco-Romero, Javier; Almenares, Florina; Díaz-Sánchez, Daniel; García-Rubio, Carlos; Campo, Celeste; Marín, Andrés
Comparing Pseudo, Classical True and Quantum Random Number Generators Using Standard Quality Assessments Conference
XVIII Reunión Española sobre Criptología y Seguridad de la Información (RECSI 2024), León, 23 al 25 de Octubre, 2024., 2024.
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Blanco-Romero, Javier; Lorenzo, Vicente; Almenares-Mendoza, Florina; Díaz-Sánchez, Daniel; Serrano-Navarro, Adrián
PQSec-DDS: Integrating Post-Quantum Cryptography into DDS Security for Robotic Applications Proceedings Article
In: IX Jornadas Nacionales de Investigación en Ciberseguridad - JNIC 2024, pp. 396-403, Universidad de Sevilla , 2024, ISBN: 978-84-09-62140-8.
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url = {https://hdl.handle.net/11441/159179
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abstract = {Leading cybersecurity agencies and standardization bodies have globally emphasized the critical need to transition towards Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) to defend against
emerging quantum computing threats. They advocate PQC as a practical and cost-effective solution for security systems nowadays. Nevertheless, emerging technologies such as industrial systems, e.g., autonomous vehicles, air traffic management, diagnostic imaging machines, etc., and robotics systems, e.g., ROS2 (Robotic Operating System), have not started their evolution to enhance crypto-agility and security robustness. Some of these emerging technologies use the Data Distribution Service (DDS)
standard as the underlying communication middleware protocol. DDS is a distributed publish-subscribe system that allows sending and receiving data by publishing and subscribing to topics across a network of connected nodes. However, DDS’s security is based on traditional symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, which is vulnerable to quantum computing attacks. To address this issue, we propose the integration of PQC into DDS, through the development of a C/C++ library, called pqsec-dds, which can be integrated across different DDS implementations such as CycloneDDS or OpenDDS. A proof-of-concept demonstrates the viability of our approach in enhancing the security and cryptoagility of DDS-based systems.},
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emerging quantum computing threats. They advocate PQC as a practical and cost-effective solution for security systems nowadays. Nevertheless, emerging technologies such as industrial systems, e.g., autonomous vehicles, air traffic management, diagnostic imaging machines, etc., and robotics systems, e.g., ROS2 (Robotic Operating System), have not started their evolution to enhance crypto-agility and security robustness. Some of these emerging technologies use the Data Distribution Service (DDS)
standard as the underlying communication middleware protocol. DDS is a distributed publish-subscribe system that allows sending and receiving data by publishing and subscribing to topics across a network of connected nodes. However, DDS’s security is based on traditional symmetric and asymmetric cryptography, which is vulnerable to quantum computing attacks. To address this issue, we propose the integration of PQC into DDS, through the development of a C/C++ library, called pqsec-dds, which can be integrated across different DDS implementations such as CycloneDDS or OpenDDS. A proof-of-concept demonstrates the viability of our approach in enhancing the security and cryptoagility of DDS-based systems.