Security model

QMask security, quantum secure to the core.

QMask signs every transaction with NIST approved post-quantum algorithms on a post-quantum Layer 1. Trust sits with you and a decentralised network, never with a company.

3NIST schemes
0Classical signatures
100%Post-quantum

The argument, in one breath

Classical breaks. Quantum holds.

A quantum computer unwinds the maths ordinary wallets rely on. QMask never wrote that maths into the network in the first place.

Ordinary wallets

  • Elliptic curve keys
  • A classical fallback path
  • Security bolted on later

One sufficiently large quantum computer forges every signature.

QMask

  • NIST post-quantum signatures
  • No classical path to attack
  • Quantum resistant at the base layer

There is no legacy signing path to fall back to. There is nothing classical to break.

NIST approved cryptography

Three signature standards. No classical fallback.

Every signature is post-quantum, drawn from the schemes selected through the NIST standardisation process.

01

Falcon

NIST lattice signatures. Compact and fast.

NIST approved

02

Dilithium

NIST lattice standard. Strong, well studied margins.

NIST approved

03

SPHINCS+

NIST hash based standard. A conservative second line of defence.

NIST approved

How it works

Quantum secure, end to end.

01Quantum secure settlement

You approveon deviceQMask signspost-quantumq_* RPCJSON-RPCQVMverifiesDecentralised finality in about three secondsNPoS · staked in QTOV

Sign on your device, submit over the q_* RPC, the QVM verifies the signature, and validators finalise in about three seconds.

02One layer for every asset

Quantova toolingdeploys to QVMQVMpost-quantum L1QTOV nativeQRC-20 deployedQMask holdsand signs

Native QTOV and QRC-20 assets share the same post-quantum security on the Quantova Virtual Machine.

03Self custody on your device

YOUR DEVICEKeys createdsealed hereYou signon deviceNo serverholds keyssignature onlynetwork

Keys are made, sealed and used locally. Only the finished signature ever leaves your hands.

04Secured by a network

Quantovastaked QTOV

Independent validators stake QTOV and vote on finality. No company sits in the trust path.

Beyond tokens

Names and NFTs, quantum secure on the QVM.

Quantova Naming Service

Quantum secure .q names

Human readable names such as peter.q are registered and resolved on the Quantova Virtual Machine. Ownership of a name is bound to your post-quantum keys, so a name cannot be seized by breaking classical cryptography. Every registration, transfer and update is authorised with a post-quantum signature, and the record lives on the post-quantum Layer 1.

QRC-721

Quantum resistant NFTs

NFTs on Quantova are QRC-721 assets deployed to the Quantova Virtual Machine. Minting, ownership and transfer are all authorised with post-quantum signatures, and the ownership record is stored on the post-quantum Layer 1. Your collectibles are protected by the same NIST approved cryptography as the rest of the network, not by a classical scheme a quantum computer can break.

The boundary

What leaves your device, and what never does.

Can leave

  • A signature you approved
  • Your public Q address
  • Balance and token reads

Never leaves

  • Your recovery phrase
  • Your private keys
  • Your unlock password

Our commitment

Quantova cannot access your password, your recovery phrase or your keys. They are created, sealed and used only on your device.