Energy Consumption Framework and Analysis of Post-Quantum Key-Generation on Embedded Devices
Cryptography and Security
2025-05-23 v1
Abstract
The emergence of quantum computing and Shor's algorithm necessitates an imminent shift from current public key cryptography techniques to post-quantum robust techniques. NIST has responded by standardising Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) algorithms, with ML-KEM (FIPS-203) slated to replace ECDH (Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman) for key exchange. A key practical concern for PQC adoption is energy consumption. This paper introduces a new framework for measuring the PQC energy consumption on a Raspberry Pi when performing key generation. The framework uses both available traditional methods and the newly standardised ML-KEM algorithm via the commonly utilised OpenSSL library.
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@article{arxiv.2505.16614,
title = {Energy Consumption Framework and Analysis of Post-Quantum Key-Generation on Embedded Devices},
author = {J Cameron Patterson and William J Buchanan and Callum Turino},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.16614},
year = {2025}
}