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A Performance Evaluation of IPsec with Post-Quantum Cryptography

Seungyeon Bae, Yousung Chang, Hyeongjin Park, Minseo Kim, Youngjoo Shin

Published Jan 1, 2023• 14 citations
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10.1007/978-3-031-29371-9_13

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