What the key contributes
The key is intended to make physical presence part of the authorization ceremony. The relevant signal is not simply possession of a reusable credential; it is a cryptographic proof linked to the operation, challenge and policy context supplied by the integrating system.
What it does not prove by itself
A hardware key does not prove that the host is uncompromised, that the requested operation is safe, or that organizational policy is correct. The surrounding system must protect challenge creation, display trustworthy transaction context, verify freshness and enforce the final decision.
Pilot evaluation areas
- Loss, theft and replacement procedures.
- Replay and relay resistance.
- Challenge freshness and operation binding.
- Firmware and SDK version compatibility.
- Failure behavior when the verifier or key is unavailable.
Published assurance
Qryption does not currently claim FIPS validation, Common Criteria certification, an independent hardware audit or production-scale benchmark results. Using ML-DSA, standardized in NIST FIPS 204, is distinct from having the complete product certified.