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[Research] Modular PQC Batcher Overlay: Mitigating HNDL Risks with <12ms Latency
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Description
As the Superchain scales towards Giga-gas throughput, the exposure to "Harvest Now, Decrypt Later" (HNDL) attacks on batch data increases. Standard PQC implementations often introduce unacceptable latency (>40ms) for high-performance L2s.
Proposal (Qubex Sentinel v9.0):
We have developed and benchmarked a modular PQC "Quantum Seal" that injects at the Batch Submission Pipeline level. By decoupling the cryptographic primitives from the execution layer, we’ve achieved a sub-12ms overhead, ensuring zero-impact on sequencer throughput.
Key Technical Specs:
Integration: Modular wrapper for L2ToL2CrossDomainMessenger.
Performance: Tested against $10.5B simulated TVL (Chaos Engine v8.0).
Compatibility: Fully compliant with the current OP Stack fault-proof derivation logic.
We are looking for feedback from the @ethereum-optimism/protocol-team regarding the integration of such PQC predeploys within the native interoperability roadmap.
Full technical brief: qubexsentinel.com/briefing
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