[tor-bugs] #24985 [Core Tor/Tor]: Preserve circuit-layer confidentiality against a quantum-capable adversary

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#24985: Preserve circuit-layer confidentiality against a quantum-capable adversary
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     Reporter:  isis     |      Owner:  (none)
         Type:  project  |     Status:  new
     Priority:  Medium   |  Milestone:  Tor: 0.3.4.x-final
    Component:  Core     |    Version:
  Tor/Tor                |   Keywords:  post-quantum, cryptography, tor-
     Severity:  Normal   |  circuit
Actual Points:           |  Parent ID:
       Points:  9001     |   Reviewer:
      Sponsor:           |
  Sponsor3               |
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 [https://eprint.iacr.org/2015/008 Many] [https://eprint.iacr.org/2015/287
 researchers], ourselves included, have been aiming
 [https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/proposals/249-large-
 create-cells.txt for]
 [https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/proposals/263-ntru-for-pq-
 handshake.txt quite]
 [https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/proposals/269-hybrid-
 handshake.txt some]
 [https://gitweb.torproject.org/torspec.git/tree/proposals/270-newhope-
 hybrid-handshake.txt time] to protect Tor traffic against a hypothetical
 future adversary who has access to a quantum computer capable of breaking
 ECDH key exchanges which have occurred in the past and been recorded.

 This is the parent ticket for organising the work into smaller, byte-sized
 chunks and tracking overall progress.

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