Description:
The aim of the SCA4PQC program is to research countermeasures to side-channel attacks on asymmetric methods of post-quantum cryptography. This means that the (further) development of cryptosystems is being driven forward, which should not only be resistant to attacks by classical computers and quantum computers, but whose implementation should also withstand current and foreseeable new side-channel attacks. The program focuses on ensuring high, holistic side-channel resistance by means of efficient countermeasures. Here, holistic means that resistance to as many of the known attacks and types of side channels as possible should be enabled. Efficiency of the countermeasures means that the overhead caused by the countermeasures is as low as possible and that the overall system therefore only suffers minimal performance losses.
At the end of the program, laboratory-scale demonstrators with a technology readiness level (TRL) of less than or equal to 4 must be delivered and tested for side-channel resistance. These implementations, which should be as general as possible, must be applied to at least one use case in internal and external security and analyzed. Overall, the program results should drive the necessary migration to post-quantum cryptography and, in particular, have connectivity in the area of internal and external security, including possible further development beyond TRL 4.
Deadline for submission of applications: 05.05.2025, 11:00 a.m., via 202003-2025 – Competition – TED or side-channel resistance in post-quantum cryptology (SCA4PQC) – Tender details – e-Vergabe, the procurement platform of the Swiss Confederation
Awarding body: Agentur für Innovation in der Cybersicherheit GmbH
Services and products: Research and development services and related consulting
Tender scope: EU member states, Switzerland, NATO member state or NATO partner, in particular AP4 (Asia-Pacific Partner – South Korea, Japan, Australia and New Zealand)
Procurement procedure: Pre-commercial procurement
Type of award: Based on a negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
Place of fulfillment: Halle (Saale), district-free city
Contact: only via www.evergabe-online.de
Contract notice number TED: 202003-2025
CPV code: 73000000