Post-Quantum Command Architecture

Your blockchain may survive the quantum transition. Your custody commands may not.

Post-quantum architecture for crypto custodians and prime brokers who need to prove command provenance before the NIST 2030 deadline. Hardware-verified. Audit-ready. Delivered in five business days.

$10T+//in PQ-vulnerable custody assets
NIST deadline//2030, fixed and approaching
DORA / EO 14412//aligned by design
Patent-pending//command verification architecture
01 / The Gap

The benchmarks measure the chain. Nobody measures the command.

EternaX and others have proven that no production blockchain is fully PQ-safe today. Protocol migration is underway across the industry, and the signature schemes will eventually follow.

But even after protocol migration, custodians face a harder problem: proving who initiated the threshold signing ceremony, from where, and under what compliance state. Current custody stacks rely on MPC threshold schemes (GG18, FROST) with classical signatures — and on centralized logs that can be altered post-event.

The next procurement gate is not "is your chain PQ-safe?" It is "can you prove the command itself is tamper-evident?"

Dimension
PQ Protocol Ready
PQ Command Ready
Cryptography
·Signature schemes migrated to ML-DSA / SLH-DSA
>Command signatures verified at the hardware root
Scope
·Consensus updated; chain layer migrated
>Operator identity verified at initiation
Evidence
·Protocol-level attestation only
>Command bound to compliance metadata
Audit Record
·Centralized logs, alterable post-event
>Tamper-evident record; immutable by construction
02 / Services

Three engagements. One standard: board-ready.

Fixed Scope · 5 Days · Async

PQ Custody Architecture Sprint

Board-ready architecture for post-quantum command verification in your custody stack. Covers command-path threat modeling, compliance alignment (DORA, SOC 2, CCSS), and a 90-day implementation roadmap.

  • Command-path threat model
  • PQ signature migration plan (ML-DSA / SLH-DSA)
  • Compliance evidence framework design
  • Implementation sprint plan
From €5,900
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Monthly Retainer · Cancel Anytime

Fractional PQ Architect

Ongoing architecture oversight for custodians and fintechs navigating the NIST transition. Monthly reviews, vendor selection guidance, and regulatory readiness tracking.

  • Monthly architecture review and written advisory
  • Threshold signing scheme evaluation
  • Regulatory alignment (DORA, NIS2, EO 14412)
  • Technical risk assessment for new deployments
€4,500 / month
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Custom Engagement

Enterprise PQ Migration

Full-stack post-quantum migration architecture for institutional custody operations. Multi-system command verification, HSM/KMS integration design, and board-level executive briefing.

  • End-to-end PQ migration roadmap
  • Command verification architecture across vaults
  • HSM / KMS / MPC compatibility assessment
  • Board-ready executive briefing + technical annex
Custom scope
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03 / Process

Async by design. No VPN access. No calls required.

STEP 01

Discovery

You share your custody stack, audit status, and regulatory jurisdiction. No VPN access required. Async document exchange.

STEP 02

Threat Modeling

We map the command path: who initiates, how it travels, where it is logged, and what compliance evidence exists today.

STEP 03

Architecture Design

We deliver a board-ready report: PQ command verification design, compliance metadata framework, and vendor-agnostic implementation roadmap.

STEP 04

Advisory

For retainer clients, monthly reviews ensure your migration stays aligned as NIST, DORA, and FIPS standards evolve.

04 / Proof

Built for the infrastructure of money.

[01]

European crypto custodian

Designed PQ command verification architecture for threshold signing ceremonies. DORA-aligned. Delivered in 5 days.

[02]

Tokenized asset platform

Assessed cryptographic surface for the NIST transition. Risk-ranked priority matrix. 90-day roadmap.

[03]

Industrial IoT operator

Architected hardware-rooted logging framework for NIS2 Article 21 compliance. Board-approved.

Patent-pending command verification architecture. UK IPO reference available under NDA.
NIST FIPS 203FIPS 204FIPS 205DORASOC 2CCSSML-DSASLH-DSA
05 / About

Architected by F.A. Martin.

Twenty-five years in systems architecture, industrial telemetry, and cryptographic design. Founder of Cyberix Ltd. Patent holder in hardware-rooted command verification (UK IPO). Member of the Crypto Valley Association.

I do not sell software. I sell certainty: a technical architecture your auditors can trust, your board can approve, and your engineers can execute.

06 / Contact

The NIST deadline is fixed. Your architecture should be too.

Book a PQ Custody Architecture Sprint. Board-ready in five business days. No calls required.

First response within 24 hours. All engagements are confidential.

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