Assessing and Enhancing Quantum Readiness in Mobile Apps

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2506.00790v1
• Date: Sun, 01 Jun 2025 02:42:46 GMT
• Title: Assessing and Enhancing Quantum Readiness in Mobile Apps
• Abstract summary: Quantum computers threaten widely deployed cryptographic primitives such as RSA, DSA, and ECC.<n>We present a large-scale binary analysis of over 4,000 Android apps to assess cryptographic readiness.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Quantum computers threaten widely deployed cryptographic primitives such as RSA, DSA, and ECC. While NIST has released post-quantum cryptographic (PQC) standards (e.g., Kyber, Dilithium), mobile app ecosystems remain largely unprepared for this transition. We present a large-scale binary analysis of over 4,000 Android apps to assess cryptographic readiness. Our results show widespread reliance on quantum-vulnerable algorithms such as MD5, SHA-1, and RSA, while PQC adoption remains absent in production apps. To bridge the readiness gap, we explore LLM-assisted migration. We evaluate leading LLMs (GPT-4o, Gemini Flash, Claude Sonnet, etc.) for automated cryptographic migration. All models successfully performed simple hash replacements (e.g., SHA-1 to SHA-256). However, none produced correct PQC upgrades due to multi-file changes, missing imports, and lack of context awareness. These results underscore the need for structured guidance and system-aware tooling for post-quantum migration

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