@techreport{ietf-lake-authkem-edhoc-00, number = {draft-ietf-lake-authkem-edhoc-00}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-lake-authkem-edhoc/00/}, author = {Lidia Pocero Fraile and Christos Koulamas and Apostolos Fournaris and Evangelos Haleplidis}, title = {{KEM-based Authentication for EDHOC}}, pagetotal = 35, year = 2026, month = jul, day = 6, abstract = {This document specifies extensions to the Ephemeral Diffie-Hellman Over COSE (EDHOC) protocol to provide resistance against quantum computer adversaries by incorporating Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) Key Encapsulation Mechanisms (KEMs) for both key exchange and authentication. It defines a new signature-free KEM-based authentication method in which both parties authenticate using KEMs, enabling quantum-resistant authentication without relying on digital signatures when PQC KEMs, such as the NIST-standardized ML-KEM, are used.}, }