Angelo Taco-Jimenez

Post-Quantum Security Frameworks for Internet of Things Systems: A Layered Narrative Review of Architectures, Protocols, Trust, and Emerging Challenges

The analysis indicates a significant prevalence of lattice-based schemes, hybrid strategies, and integrations with blockchain technology, zero-knowledge proofs, federated learning, homomorphic encryption, AI, and Zero Trust architectures, as well as key gaps remain in side-channel evaluation, migration pathways, deployment costs, and real-world validation.