Distributed Quantum-Resistant Mesh Authentication Network (DQRMAN)

DQRMAN is a next-generation authentication framework designed to secure

military IoT networks and autonomous drone swarms against both current

and future quantum computing threats.

Traditional military networks rely on centralized authentication servers

and classical cryptography (RSA/ECC) — creating single points of failure

and vulnerability to quantum attacks. DQRMAN eliminates both problems.

Core Features:

- Distributed Trust Nodes — Every device acts as its own authentication

node. No central server. No single point of failure.

- Quantum-Resistant Cryptography — Built on CRYSTALS-Dilithium, a

NIST-approved post-quantum lattice-based signature scheme.

- Temporal-Spatial Authentication — Devices verify each other using

cryptographic signatures, UWB physical proximity ranging, behavioral

patterns, and time-sync watermarking to defeat replay attacks.

- Self-Healing Mesh — When nodes are destroyed or compromised, the

network automatically reroutes trust paths through verified neighbors.

- Open Innovation — Core protocols released open-source for academic

scrutiny, allied standardization (NATO), and dual-use commercial

applications in critical infrastructure and emergency services.

Defence Applications:

- Autonomous drone swarm hijacking prevention

- Field sensor networks in GPS-denied/contested environments

- Vehicle-to-vehicle authentication in convoys

- Tactical edge computing without satellite dependency

Built on existing technologies: liboqs, UWB chips, LoRa mesh networking,

and Trusted Execution Environments (TEEs) — making it cost-effective and

deployable on commodity hardware.