| Internet-Draft | EchoPulse KEM | May 2025 |
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This document introduces EchoPulse, a Key Encapsulation Mechanism (KEM) designed for high efficiency and minimal resource usage, offering adaptive symbolic behavior and built-in resistance to replay and side-channel attacks. EchoPulse aims to serve as a viable lightweight PQC candidate.¶
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EchoPulse is a symbolic-logic-driven KEM architecture optimized for low RAM/ROM usage and real-time embedded environments. It addresses modern post-quantum challenges using mutation-dynamic graph encoding for key generation and encapsulation.¶
- RAM usage under 9KB¶
- ROM footprint under 15KB¶
- AI-adaptive mutation paths¶
- Built-in session replay protection¶
- High resistance to side-channel analysis¶
EchoPulse integrates symbolic mutation logic with post-quantum principles, complicating adversarial prediction and key recovery. It is particularly robust against pattern analysis, timing inference, and memory probing.¶
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This draft was generated with AI assistance under a multi-role verification model and symbolic simulation framework.¶