Published Online:May 2025
Product Name:The IUP Journal of Telecommunications
Product Type:Article
Product Code:IJCT030525
DOI:10.71329/IUPJTC/2025.17.2.47-62
Author Name:Kamran Ayub
Availability:YES
Subject/Domain:Engineering
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Pages:47-62
The paper explores the need for cryptographic solutions to address quantum challenges in Ultra-Wideband (UWB)-driven Internet of Things (IoT) networks. It evaluates post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) algorithms suitable for constrained IoT environments using UWB technology. It also identifies security issues in UWB-IoT systems due to quantum computing advancements and analyzes NIST’s proposed PQC candidates, including lattice-based, hashbased and code-based methods. A comparative analysis was made based on computational efficiency, memory usage, communication overhead and resistance to quantum attacks. This includes a literature review, architectural evaluation, and assessment of cryptographic tradeoffs for resource-limited IoT devices. The main contribution is a framework to help select suitable quantum-resistant algorithms for UWB-IoT applications. Additionally, the paper highlights essential implementation factors and suggests potential research directions to ensure IoT system security, aiding researchers and architects in developing secure, scalable communication infrastructures against quantum computing threats.
Cryptography is an essential factor in securing data transmission in the smart world. Traditional cryptography based on RSA, ECDH and EDSA algorithms is considered secure against classical computing attacks. However, the transition to quantum cryptography becomes essential given the advancement in the field of quantum computing. Shamshad et al. (2022) studied that a quantum computer can break all existing public-key cryptosystems, including RSA and ECC. They discussed the impact of quantum computing on location-based cryptographic methods in Ultra- Wideband (UWB) and studied quantum-safe solution for secure communication, PSK in UWB technologies. Hoffmann et al. (2023) discussed the entangled photons for providing security in UWB radar-based localization. Wireless communication technology has received much attention in the last decade with the deployment of the Internet of Things (IoT).