Evaluation of Post-Quantum Cryptographic Schemes for Bandwidth-Constrained NFC and BLE M2M Communication: A Systematic Literature Review
2026 (English)Independent thesis Basic level (professional degree), 12 credits / 18 HE credits
Student thesis
Abstract [en]
As society becomes increasingly digitalized, payment systems are also shifting toward digital solutions. However, in situations where connectivity is limited or unavailable, such as wars, natural disasters or other scenarios that may damage critical infrastructures, offline payment systems become increasingly important. This thesis conducts a systematic literature review of cryptographic algorithms for secure offline payments between mobile devices utilizing NFC or BLE communication. It investigates symmetric, asymmetric, and post-quantum cryptographic approaches in the context of resource-constrained mobile devices. The analysis focuses on key performance metrics, including computational cost, memory usage, communication overhead, and energy consumption, while considering constraints of wireless communication, as well as mobile devices. The aim is to identify, examine, and analyze cryptographical algorithms and determine suitability for offline payment scenarios between mobile devices in bandwidth-constrained environments. The results indicate that AES-128 combined with lattice-based post-quantum algorithms, such as ML-KEM-512 for key exchange and ML-DSA-44 or FN-DSA-512 for signatures, provides a practical, secure, and post-quantum-ready solution for constrained mobile communication.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
2026. , p. 58
Keywords [en]
NFC, BLE, offline mobile payments, post-quantum cryptography, mobile-to-mobile
National Category
Computer Sciences Security, Privacy and Cryptography
Identifiers
URN: urn:nbn:se:bth-30095OAI: oai:DiVA.org:bth-30095DiVA, id: diva2:2082239
External cooperation
Ericsson
Subject / course
DV1583 Degree Project for Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Computer Science)
Educational program
Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Computer Security
Supervisors
Examiners
2026-07-012026-06-302026-07-01Bibliographically approved