Tri-Strand Post-Quantum Cryptographic Engine — deterministic, transcript-bound hybrid handshake and key lifecycle.
SAFE is the cryptographic genome beneath AetherGuard™ BioCore SAFE-Full — engineered to preserve coherence, integrity, and enforceable ordering from handshake through record-layer keys.
The post-quantum transition has produced many “hybrid” implementations, but many remain ad hoc: sequencing varies, transcript binding is inconsistent, and key derivation can occur in ambiguous states. SAFE’s purpose is to replace ambiguity with enforceable structure — so a session only becomes “real” when the correct components have completed in the correct order.
SAFE Engine (Strand-Aligned Functional Encryption) is a tri-strand post-quantum cryptographic engine defined as a deterministic handshake and hybrid key establishment protocol:
Strand C is gated: it may not begin until Strand A and Strand B have completed.
SAFE defines an enforceable progression so sessions cannot “skip” steps or derive keys early. The state machine is designed to ensure transcript integrity, correct ordering, and consistency across strands.
SAFE is designed to prevent inconsistent derivations and misbinding by enforcing monotonic sequencing: no application keys exist until composite binding is complete.
SAFE is built around a controlled lifecycle model for sensitive material — keys exist only when required, and are explicitly cleared when no longer needed to reduce residual risk.
SAFE optionally emits structured session and key events (e.g., generation, derivation, zeroization), enabling internal health scoring and external observability in larger systems.
SAFE is designed to integrate with distributed monitoring systems (e.g., mesh nodes observing session events) to support cross-system verification and anomaly detection.
SAFE Engine is the cryptographic substrate beneath AetherGuard™ BioCore SAFE-Full. It is engineered to serve operating systems, secure runtimes, endpoint protection, and any environment requiring post-quantum-safe authenticated sessions — with explicit sequencing and memory hygiene.
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