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Lecture notes in computer science

Unifying Physical-Layer Security and Post-quantum Cryptography: An Optimized Authentication Encryption Protocol

Shihan Fang, Jingguo Bi, Yan Gao, Haipeng Peng

Published Jan 1, 2026• 0 citations
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10.1007/978-981-95-3551-4_14

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