11th UCAAT – User Conference on Advanced Automated Testing

1-3 April 2025

Thessaloniki, Greece

Poster

.qtm – An open format for post-quantum file security and interoperability

.qtm is a novel, open, self-contained file format designed for post-quantum protection of critical documents. It embeds post-quantum encryption (Kyber), digital signatures (Dilithium), and access policies into each file, ensuring long-term integrity and sovereignty — even offline and without PKI. This poster illustrates the architecture, standardization path (ETSI/IETF), and comparative features vs CMS, OpenPGP, and COSE, and highlights its applicability across Telco Cloud, data retention, compliance, and edge scenarios.

Speakers

  1. Marcos Altarriba

    Quantum Computing Solutions (QCS) - Founder

    Marcos Altarriba

    Marcos Altarriba is founder of Quantum Computing Solutions. Creator of the .qtm format and coordinator of the QTM Alliance for post-quantum migration. Leads national and European efforts for standardisation, interoperability, and sovereign cryptographic frameworks.

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