Protecting Quantum Era Cryptography. Today.
Compact and Secure Post-Quantum Signature IP Core for Resource-Constrained Devices
As digital signature algorithms face obsolescence in the quantum era, embedded systems require quantum-resistant alternatives that balance performance, area, and power. FortifyIQ’s ML-DSA IP core answers this need with a compact, energy-efficient implementation of the ML-DSA signature scheme, standardized in FIPS 204 based on the CRYSTALS-Dilithium scheme. Designed for secure SoC integration, it supports all security levels of the ML-DSA algorithm and incorporates comprehensive protections against side-channel and fault injection attacks. The IP core is engineered to meet or exceed rigorous certification standards, including FIPS 140-3 and Common Criteria, enabling future-proof authentication for secure embedded applications.
FortifyIQ’s ML-DSA IP core is a compact, high-performance hardware core that implements the ML-DSA digital signature algorithm, as standardized in FIPS 204. Designed for efficient SoC integration, this IP enables post-quantum digital signatures with low power and area overhead, making it ideal for embedded and resource-constrained systems requiring quantum-resilient authentication.
The core supports all three ML-DSA security levels (ML-DSA-44, ML-DSA-65, and ML-DSA-87), offering configurable performance and security trade-offs. Its architecture includes a high-throughput Number-Theoretic Transform (NTT) engine and optimized polynomial arithmetic units for efficient key pair generation, signing, and verification operations.
Since ML-DSA processes secret key material and sensitive intermediate states, FortifyIQ’s accelerator includes multi-layered defenses against physical attacks, such as masking, constant-time logic, memory scrambling, integrity checks, and fault injection detection, supporting high-assurance deployment and certification under FIPS 140-3 and Common Criteria.
Designed to be implementation-agnostic and integration-ready, FortifyIQ’s ML-DSA IP core equips SoCs with a robust, forward-compatible digital signature solution fit for the post-quantum era without compromising performance or efficiency.
