The main objective of the activity is mainly concerned with research activities in cryptography and distributed system security domains. Given the vastness of these domains and to identify concrete objectives aimed at obtaining long-term results of high technological level and possible impact on the country, This activity sees the coexistence of two souls. Among the subtopics (i) cryptographic primitives and protocols, (ii) foundational cryptography and cryptanalysis, (iii) post-quantum crypto, (iv) digital identity, authentication and accountability, and (v) distributed ledgers and blockchain, the two souls are the continuous search for the deepening of knowledge (in all the fields mentioned above), and the plan to apply this investigative approach to applied research goals. During the lifetime of the present initiative, this will be achieved by implementing a single unifying project focused on the notion of digital identification and tracing, by interpreting this notion also from unconventional perspectives. According to this general objective, the research lines of activity will move along different tracks, stimulating continuous interactions between them and vertical applications of the results on specific application domains.

Geographic scope: PNRR

Start date: 1 January 2023

End date: 31 December 2025

Project Coordinator: Forestiero Agostino

Project website: https://serics.eu/en/services/spoke-5-crittografia-sicurezza-sistemi-distribuiti/