"As Technology Advances, Threats Become Stronger"
Announcement of Chip Development Equipped with Post-Quantum Cryptography
Samsung Electronics has developed the industry's first security chip equipped with hardware-based Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC). The strategy is to provide an integrated solution to counter the risk of cryptographic system obsolescence in the era of quantum computing.
According to Samsung Electronics on the 26th, the System LSI Division of Samsung Electronics' DS Division recently completed the development of the security chip 'S3SSE2A' applying hardware PQC and has begun preparing for sample shipments. Samsung Electronics announced the completion of development on its global website, emphasizing that "threats become stronger as technology advances."
PQC is a secure encryption algorithm capable of countering quantum computers and has been gaining attention with the emergence of quantum computing. Quantum computers utilize the principles of quantum mechanics to tackle complex problems that even high-performance supercomputers cannot solve and can process large-scale data rapidly, representing a future technology.
The industry expects that quantum computers with outstanding computational speed could be available as early as 2028. Consequently, concerns are growing that hackers might easily breach existing public key-based security systems. According to the Global Risk Institute (GRI) in Canada, the probability of a "disruptive quantum threat" occurring within the next 15 years is estimated to be between 33% and 54%.
Samsung Electronics explained that it developed the S3SSE2A to protect critical data on mobile devices from such threats. While the previously introduced solution in 2020, the S3K250AF, performed secure computation and processing within the security block of the application processor (AP) and stored data internally, the S3SSE2A enables independent secure processing and information storage, thereby enhancing security. It also applies the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS 204) developed by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), and through hardware PQC integration, it offers computational speeds approximately 17 times faster than solutions implementing PQC computations solely via software.
A Samsung Electronics representative stated, "The S3SSE2A is not just a simple single chip but a turnkey solution encompassing both hardware and software," adding, "Through the S3SSE2A, which can protect important data on mobile phones from quantum computing threats, we will further strengthen our position in the mobile security market."
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