Cloud providers and enterprise data centers process billions of TLS handshakes daily. Software-only PQC adds 0.25ms+ per handshake, compounding into millions of dollars in additional compute costs annually at scale. Hardware acceleration eliminates this overhead entirely.
Post-quantum algorithms are computationally expensive. ML-KEM key encapsulation requires multiple Number Theoretic Transforms (NTTs), polynomial multiplications, and hash operations that are 5 to 10x more expensive than classical ECDH in software.
At hyperscale, this is a concrete infrastructure problem. A CDN handling 1 million TLS handshakes per day would need 14 additional CPU-hours of compute daily just for PQC overhead. At 10,000 concurrent connections, software PQC introduces a 30 to 50% latency increase.
Legacy HSMs from Thales and Entrust were designed for RSA/ECC and lack native PQC acceleration. Their roadmaps show PQC support arriving in 2026+ at best, with throughput in the thousands of operations per second rather than hundreds of thousands.
| Scenario | Software Impact | With QUAC-100 |
|---|---|---|
| 1M TLS handshakes/day | +14 CPU hours/day | +1.3 hours/day |
| 10K concurrent connections | 30-50% latency increase | <5% latency increase |
| API gateway (50K req/sec) | Requires re-architecture | Drop-in acceleration |
Offload the computationally expensive PQC portion of TLS 1.3 handshakes to dedicated hardware. The QUAC-100 handles ML-KEM key encapsulation and ML-DSA signature verification while application servers focus on business logic. OpenSSL 3.x provider integration means zero application code changes.
Targets: CDN Edge, Load Balancers, API Gateways, Reverse Proxies
| Metric | Performance |
|---|---|
| ML-KEM-768 Encaps | 208K ops/s |
| ML-DSA-65 Verify | 125K ops/s |
| AES-256-GCM | 16 Gbps |
| Hybrid X25519+ML-KEM | Native support |
Legacy HSMs top out at 1,000 to 10,000 operations per second. The QUAC-100 delivers 1.2M+ ML-KEM-512 operations per second with integrated QRNG and key management via standard PKCS#11 interfaces. Functions as a direct HSM replacement or acceleration layer alongside existing infrastructure.
Targets: Key Management, Code Signing, Certificate Authority, Database Encryption
| vs. Legacy HSM | Result |
|---|---|
| PQC Throughput | 20 to 200x faster |
| QRNG | Integrated |
| Interface | PKCS#11 |
| FIPS 140-3 | Level 3 IUT (atsec) |
For organizations not ready for dedicated hardware, QuantaVirt provides software-based PQC with a transparent upgrade path. Start with PQC-enabled TLS across your Kubernetes clusters today, then add QUAC-100 hardware acceleration when throughput demands grow. QuantaVirt automatically detects and offloads to available hardware.
Targets: Kubernetes, Terraform, Multi-Tenant, Hybrid Cloud
| Migration Path | Details |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | QuantaVirt (software) |
| Phase 2 | + QUAC-100 (hardware) |
| Phase 3 | Full PQC fleet |
| Code changes | Zero |
PCIe-based PQC accelerator. 1.2M+ ops/sec, integrated QRNG, OpenSSL 3.x provider. Drop-in TLS offload and HSM replacement.
PQC-as-a-Service with REST APIs. Key management, encryption, and signing without hardware procurement.
C, Python, Go, Rust bindings. OpenSSL provider, PKCS#11 module, JCE adapter. The developer interface to all Dyber hardware.
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