Outcomes from the Quant-ID Project - PQC and QRNG in the Scope of OAuth and OIDC
2026-05-29 , Work Lab II

Quant-ID is a project funded by the BMFTR for researching quantum entropy and post-quantum cryptography in OAuth and OIDC, including analyses and implementations by four partner organizations. We would like to share some results with the community.


The development of quantum technologies is progressing faster than expected. While quantum computing poses a threat to currently used cryptography, there are also new solutions for resistance towards such attacks including quantum and post-quantum security. The current focus by information security agencies is the transition to post-quantum cryptography. NIST and the European Commission have published their related roadmaps. Our digital infrastructures heavily rely on cryptographic security and the transition timelines are tight. Cryptography is the very security backbone of authorization protocols. At the same time, authorization is a critical digital process for infrastructure security. Such assets are expected to be transitioned by the end of 2030 according to the EU roadmap. The project Quant-ID researched quantum entropy and post-quantum cryptography in OAuth and OIDC on the network and application layer in order to enable a smoother transition. We implemented a multi-component demonstrator, including an authorization server on an IBM VPC instance, relying rarties and a quantum random number generator. In this talk, we will present our main results and challenges in enabling a smooth transition to quantum-safe OAuth and OIDC.

Xenia is the founder of Quant-X Security & Coding, a boutique company based in Hanover, Germany, that specializes in cyber security consulting for highly regulated organizations. She is the lead of the R&D consortium Quant-ID. Due to her background in mathematics, she is involved in quantum and post-quantum security research and technology transfer since 2016. Xenia's special skill is connecting experts from various tech, compliance an management backgrounds and thus driving innovation in complex infrastructures.