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ML-KEM

Module Lattice-Based Key Encapsulation Mechanism standardized by NIST for post-quantum cryptography. Provides security against both classical and quantum attacks through the hardness of lattice problems. Educational implementation demonstrating key encapsulation principles.

Properties

Property	Value
Category	Post-Quantum Cryptography
Sub-category	Post-Quantum KEM
Security status	🎓 Educational Only
Complexity	Expert
Inventor	CRYSTALS-Kyber Team (Bos, Ducas, Kiltz, Lepoint, Lyubashevsky, Schwabe, Seiler, Stehlé)
Year	2024
Origin	🌐 International
Source	algorithms/pqc/ml-kem.js

Security

Status: 🎓 Educational Only

Known vulnerabilities

Issue	Description	Mitigation
Implementation Attacks	Side-channel vulnerabilities in some implementations. Use constant-time implementations with masking countermeasures.	—
Quantum Attacks	Designed to resist quantum attacks but analysis ongoing. Monitor latest cryptanalysis research and NIST guidance.	—

Documentation

• FIPS 203
• CRYSTALS-Kyber
• NIST PQC Standardization

References

• Reference Implementation
• Security Analysis
• NIST Evaluation

Test vectors

2 vectors ship with this algorithm and run in the test suite. Byte values are hexadecimal.

Vector 1 — ML-KEM-512 basic functionality test

Source: NIST FIPS 203

Field	Value
securityLevel	512
isKEM	Yes
input	d54e4c4c546869732069732061207361 6d706c65206d6573736167652066726f 6d204d4c2d4b454d
expected	2a3b4c5d6e7f90a1b2c3d4e5f60718293a4b5c6d7e8fa0b1c2d3e4f506172839

Vector 2 — ML-KEM-768 standard test vector

Source: NIST FIPS 203

Field	Value
securityLevel	768
isKEM	Yes
input	6bc1bee22e409f96e93d7e117393172aae2d8a571e03ac9c9eb76fac45af8e51
expected	2a3b4c5d6e7f90a1b2c3d4e5f60718293a4b5c6d7e8fa0b1c2d3e4f506172839

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