DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17302170
title: Quantum Veil Protocol (QVP): A Five-Pillar Post-Quantum Defensive Architecture for AI Governance, Cybersecurity, and Mission-Critical Digital Statecraft

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Quantum Veil Protocol (QVP)

Final Ultimate Complete Edition — v1.0++

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17302170



Description

The Quantum Veil Protocol (QVP) is an international, sovereign-grade defensive digital architecture engineered to secure national and mission-critical systems in the post-quantum era. This work presents a rigorously governed, ethically constrained, and legally aligned framework that integrates post-quantum cryptography (PQC), AI-assisted governance, and zero-downtime operational continuity into a unified security doctrine.

QVP is not a conventional cybersecurity paper. It is a state-level architectural blueprint designed for long-term digital sovereignty, resilience against quantum-era threats, and strict compliance with evolving global governance and legal norms. The protocol is strictly defensive in nature, explicitly prohibiting offensive cyber operations, autonomous escalation, or unaccountable artificial intelligence behavior.



Five-Pillar Sovereign Architecture

QVP is structured around a formally defined five-pillar architecture, each component independently auditable yet systemically integrated:





Veil Layer — An entropy-driven, dynamically mutating network topology designed to defeat reconnaissance, lateral movement, traffic inference, and structural mapping attacks.




Echo Shield — A behavioral, AI-assisted anomaly detection and reflexive defense layer operating exclusively within legal, ethical, and governance constraints.




Nexus Core — A federated intelligence synthesis engine enabling cross-sector situational awareness through zero-knowledge information exchange while preserving sovereignty and privacy.




Shadow-Plane — A quantum-secure, live-mirror failover fabric ensuring uninterrupted mission continuity during catastrophic cyber, systemic, or infrastructure-level events.




Ethics Anchor — A formal governance and oversight framework enforcing legal accountability, cultural constraints, and mandatory human–AI dual authorization across all automated and assisted decisions.





Technical and Governance Scope

This Final Ultimate Complete Edition includes:



Formal mathematical models and system-state transition frameworks

STRIDE-based and MITRE ATT&CK–aligned threat modeling

Post-quantum algorithm selection and justification (Kyber, Dilithium, SPHINCS+)

Digital-twin simulations and multi-dimensional stress-testing results

Compliance mapping to NIST SP 800-53, ISO/IEC 27001, EU AI Act, and CCDCOE norms

National-scale integration models spanning Defense, Energy, Intelligence, and Critical Infrastructure sectors

Cross-cultural governance harmonization enabling globally deployable yet fully sovereign implementations




Edition Statement

The Final Ultimate Complete Edition — v1.0++ represents a stable, complete, and archival-grade release. It is intended as a long-term reference framework rather than an experimental draft. All architectural claims, governance constraints, and ethical safeguards are explicitly defined, bounded, and auditable.

The protocol enforces:



Defensive-only operational posture

Mandatory human–AI dual authorization

Continuous auditability and legal accountability

Prohibition of autonomous or offensive cyber actions




Intended Audience

This work is intended for:



Researchers in post-quantum security and AI governance

Policymakers and regulatory authorities

National defense and critical-infrastructure planners

Strategic think tanks and digital sovereignty institutions




Author

Dr. B. Mazumdar, D.Sc. (Hon.), D.Litt. (Hon.)Independent Researcher–Scholar

Domains:AI Governance • Cybersecurity • Post-Quantum Cryptography • Digital Statecraft

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5615-3558



Release Date: December 2025Edition: Final Ultimate Complete Edition — v1.0++License: Creative Commons Attribution–NonCommercial–NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)

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