Quantum Secure Encryption

Quantum-safe encryption for the network you already run.

Tessera adds a post-quantum layer inside your existing tunnels. No rip-and-replace. No vendor in your trust path.

The threat

Two problems with current network encryption.

Quantum computers will break today's public-key cryptography

The key exchanges that protect IPsec and TLS today rely on mathematical problems a quantum computer solves efficiently. This is established theory, not speculation, and it is why NIST finalised replacement standards (FIPS 203, 204 and 205) in August 2024. The open question is the date, not the outcome.

Your traffic is being recorded now for decryption later

Recording ciphertext requires no breach of your network, only a copy of traffic in transit. Data whose sensitivity outlives the quantum timeline, such as SCADA topologies, patient records and defense communications, is therefore already exposed. The defence is to make today's recordings worthless before they become readable.

FIG. 02 — HARVEST NOW, DECRYPT LATER TODAY Encrypted traffic recorded 3–5 YEARS Quantum computers mature THEN Recorded traffic decrypted Harvest Now, Decrypt Later
Why now

The regulatory clock.

FIG. 03 — THE REGULATORY CLOCK MANDATORY PROCUREMENT WINDOW 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 NIST standards finalized FIPS 203 / 204 / 205 KSA NCS 2:2025 Quantum-safe mandate for critical infrastructure US CNSA 2.0 PQC required in network equipment EU + France deadline EU critical-infrastructure deadline · ANSSI: no PQC, no certification Quantum-safe only US exclusive PQC use · France PQ-only procurement
United States

CNSA 2.0: PQC in network equipment by 2026, exclusive use by 2030.

European Union

ENISA transition guidance; critical-infrastructure deadline 2027.

Saudi Arabia

NCS 2:2025 mandates quantum-safe security across critical national infrastructure.

France

ANSSI stops certifying non-PQ products in 2027; quantum-safe-only procurement by 2030.

How it works

One added component. Your network untouched.

Tessera wraps a post-quantum layer inside your existing tunnel. The edge routing device still routes, the Guard only encrypts, and the Distributor only introduces peers. The diagram below plays the whole sequence: session establishment for the first packet, then steady state, where traffic flows directly and the Distributor is out of the loop.

FIG. 01 — TESSERA ARCHITECTURE TRUSTED · SITE A TRUSTED · SITE B UNTRUSTED Tessera Distributor brokers keys only · holds no secrets · cannot read traffic Tessera Guard + QRNG A ATTESTED ✓ Tessera Guard + QRNG B ATTESTED ✓ plain encrypted encrypted plain Site A Network SD-WAN A SD-WAN B Site B Network IPSEC · OUTER INTERNET / WAN TESSERA PQC · INNER Your data 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 VALVE-7: OPEN
The SD-WAN routes. Tessera never makes a routing decision.
The Guard only wraps. A post-quantum layer inside your existing IPsec tunnel.
The Distributor only introduces. After the first packet, it is out of the loop.
What it means for the buyer

Comparison with existing approaches.

What you wantWhat others give youWhat Tessera gives you
Your secrets stay secret, from everyone "Trust us, we manage your keys safely." Built so we cannot read your traffic, even if we are hacked. Keys live only inside your own two devices.
Deploy without breaking anything Replace boxes, re-address networks, schedule outages. Drops in beside your network and adds protection underneath. Everything keeps running as it does today.
Know the other end is who it claims Checked once, at install. Every device constantly re-proves it is untampered, and a compromised one is cut off at once.
Keep running during a vendor outage If their cloud goes down, you are exposed. Your protected links keep running through our outages. You never depend on us being online.
Connect to other organizations safely Not offered, or you trust a shared middleman. Organizations connect through us precisely because we cannot read either side.
Stay in control of your country's security A foreign-government-licensed trust root. A sovereign option with no foreign trust root, and a top tier that runs entirely on your premises.

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