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A UAV Authentication and Control Scheme Based on SPHINCS+ Post-Quantum Signature and Kyber Post-Quantum Encryption

Jue Wang, Meng Zhao, Zhenyu Wang, Xu An Wang, Shuanggen Liu

Published Nov 24, 2025• 0 citations
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10.1007/978-3-032-05772-3_14

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