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      <journal-id journal-id-type="publisher">journal-of-discrete-mathematical-sciences-and-cryptography</journal-id>
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        <journal-title>Journal of Discrete Mathematical Sciences and Cryptography</journal-title>
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      <issn publication-format="electronic">2169-0065</issn>
      <issn publication-format="print">0972-0529</issn>
      <publisher>
        <publisher-name>Taru Publications</publisher-name>
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      <article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.47974/JDMSC-2691</article-id>
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        <article-title>A Module-LWE driven post-quantum security model for 6G networks using discrete mathematical cryptography</article-title>
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          <name>
            <surname>Kumar</surname>
            <given-names>Arun</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Majitar, Sikkim, 737136, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Revathi</surname>
            <given-names>Venkatachalam</given-names>
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          <aff>Department of Applied Sciences, New Horizon College of Engineering, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560103, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Baruah</surname>
            <given-names>Jayanta Kumar</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Majitar, Sikkim, 737136, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Pradhan</surname>
            <given-names>Prashanta Chandra</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>Department of Electronics and Communication Engineering, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Technology, Sikkim Manipal University, Majitar, Sikkim, 737136, India</aff>
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          <name>
            <surname>Nanthaamornphong</surname>
            <given-names>Aziz</given-names>
          </name>
          <aff>College of Computing, Prince of Songkla University, Kathu 83120, Phuket, Thailand</aff>
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      </contrib-group>
      <volume>29</volume>
      <issue>8</issue>
      <fpage>3065</fpage>
      <lpage>3073</lpage>
      <pub-date date-type="pub">
        <day>14</day>
        <month>08</month>
        <year>2026</year>
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        <p>The advent of 6G communication introduces extreme performance requirements, including sub-millisecond latency, high reliability, and massive connectivity. These demands, combined with the threat posed by quantum computers, render classical cryptographic schemes such as RSA-2048 and ECC-P256 insecure. This paper presents a lattice-based post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) framework designed to secure 6G networks against quantum attacks. The proposed approach employs Module-LWE–based key encapsulation mechanisms and digital signatures. Numerical analysis demonstrates that the proposed lattice-KEM requires approximately 1184 bytes of public key and 1088 bytes of ciphertext, compared to 256 bytes for RSA-2048 and 64 bytes for ECC-P256. Computation time for lattice operations is measured at 148 ms, while RSA and ECC require 63 ms and 1.6 ms, respectively. Simulation results further show that at a 50-kbps control-channel rate, lattice-based key establishment incurs ~320 ms latency, whereas RSA and ECC require 102 ms and 11 ms. Despite higher communication overhead, the proposed method achieves 256-bit quantum security, outperforming classical systems vulnerable to quantum attacks. These findings confirm the suitability of lattice-based PQC as a robust and future-proof security solution for 6G networks.</p>
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        <kwd>Post-quantum cryptography (PQC)</kwd>
        <kwd>Lattice-based security</kwd>
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        <kwd>Learning with errors (LWE)</kwd>
        <kwd>Key encapsulation mechanism (KEM)</kwd>
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