POST-QUANTUM CRYPTOGRAPHY

The quantum computer
arrives in 2030.
Your HSM is already obsolete.

Cryptrig CQ1: lattice-based key generation at wire speed. Hardware-native CRYSTALS-Kyber and CRYSTALS-Dilithium for financial infrastructure that cannot afford a migration crisis.

~2030
NIST's projected cryptographically-relevant quantum computer (CRQC) timeline
NIST PQC
CRYSTALS-Kyber + Dilithium: finalized standards, hardware-ready
10+ years
Average financial data classification lifespan — already in harvest range
FIPS 140-3
Designed for Level 3 validation — tamper-detection, key zeroization

HARVEST NOW, DECRYPT LATER

Harvest Now, Decrypt Later is not a future threat

Adversaries are already archiving encrypted financial data. When a CRQC arrives — in 7 years, not 70 — they will decrypt it retroactively. SWIFT messages. Card tokenization keys. Long-term bond records.

Your migration timeline must start before the threat is visible.

Read the threat briefing

CQ1 MODULE

The first post-quantum HSM built for financial rails

Hardware-native CRYSTALS-Kyber-1024 and Dilithium-3. No software emulation. No latency penalty. Designed to slot into your existing HSM infrastructure without application rewrites.

Full Specifications
Form Factor 1U rack-mount, PCIe and PKCS#11 interfaces
Algorithms CRYSTALS-Kyber-1024, CRYSTALS-Dilithium-3, X25519 hybrid
Throughput >18,000 Kyber key-encapsulations/sec
Latency <0.8ms P99 at 10,000 ops/sec sustained
Design Target FIPS 140-3 Level 3

WHY HARDWARE

Software PQC libraries run at 1/30th the throughput of CQ1

Wire-speed lattice operations

Kyber key encapsulation in dedicated silicon — not a CPU interrupt. No shared-core contention in high-transaction environments.

Physical tamper detection

Zeroizes all key material within 100ms of case intrusion. Meets the attack-resistance baseline banks require under PCI HSM v3.

Hybrid classical + PQC

Runs X25519 + Kyber-1024 in parallel. Zero downtime migration: classical-only, hybrid, or full PQC modes switchable via policy.

Designed for FIPS 140-3 Level 3

All cryptographic boundary, physical protection, and key lifecycle controls architected to the FIPS 140-3 Level 3 specification from day one.

Fits into your existing HSM infrastructure

CQ1 speaks PKCS#11 and JCA/JCE. It drops into the same slot as your current Thales Luna or Entrust nShield — your applications need no rewrites. Cryptrig handles the quantum migration layer.

See integration details
CQ1 deployment architecture showing PKCS#11 integration layer between banking applications and the hardware security module
Based in Chicago, IL
Financial district proximity to Midwest banking clusters
NIST FIPS 140-3 design target
Level 3 validation process beginning Q3 2026
CRYSTALS-Kyber-1024 + Dilithium-3
NIST PQC finalized standard, August 2024
PCI DSS v4 compatible design
HSM transaction key injection controls per PCI HSM v3

Secure your institution's cryptographic future before the migration window closes