Compliance that survives the quantum computer
One online cybersecurity platform to assess cryptographic risk with economic impact (FAIR), CIS/STIG/PCI hardening, IPS/IDS firewalling, post-quantum PKI, an artificial intelligence (AI) remediation agent and auditable evidence — for the operational resilience of banking, defense and financial institutions facing the quantum threat.
The cryptography protecting the bank today silently expires
A fault-tolerant quantum computer will break RSA-2048, ECDSA and ECDH (Shor's algorithm). The adversary is already recording encrypted TLS traffic today to decrypt it tomorrow — "Store Now, Decrypt Later". Financial and defense records must be kept for 10+ years: whatever you encrypt now with classical cryptography is exposed before it expires.
Why it's critical for banking and defense
- 10+ year data (transactions, KYC, state secrets) protected today with RSA/ECDSA that Shor breaks in hours.
- TLS traffic intercepted now and archived: today's captures are decrypted once quantum hardware matures.
- Slow PKI rotation (roots, HSMs, server certificates): migration takes years, not months.
- The regulator demands anticipation: DORA (Arts. 5/6/8), EBA ICT, NIST SP 800-208 and DoD RMF mark the start of the transition.
- Hardening and PCI-DSS aren't optional: the average breach cost exceeds €4M (IBM 2024); in defense, the exposure is strategic.
90% of endpoints today
incompatible with PCI-DSS v4.0
explicit negotiation forbidden
capture window: 5–10 years active
resistant to Shor and Grover
The standard is closed. The migration window is open.
The post-quantum cryptography (PQC) standard is no longer theoretical. NIST finalized FIPS 203, 204 and 205 in 2024, and the regulators — DORA, EBA, NIST SP 800-208, CNSS Policy 15 / CNSA 2.0 and the DoD RMF — now expect cybersecurity teams to demonstrate quantum readiness, not just talk about it. artificial intelligence accelerates the adversary's side too: AI-assisted cryptanalysis and automated exploitation shrink the window in which classical cryptography remains safe. The organizations that start their cryptographic inventory and PQC migration now are the ones that stay compliant when hybrid TLS 1.3 (X25519+ML-KEM) becomes the browser default.
Cryptographic risk timeline
Starting inventory and prioritization now reduces the exposure window and aligns with the regulator's expectation of “reasonable anticipation”. Every quarter of delay is a quarter of Store Now, Decrypt Later traffic accumulated against you.
QROS: one platform, the full cryptographic compliance chain
From risk detection to auditable evidence, without switching tools. Nine integrated modules with real cybersecurity tools and remote execution via Ansible — the client only uses the online platform. An artificial intelligence remediation agent closes the loop from finding to fix, and every artifact is anchored to quantum-safe cryptography so the evidence itself survives the post-quantum transition.
Quantum Assessment
Real testssl.sh, cert download, fingerprints and OpenSSL CVEs. 0–100 scoring with Immediate / 12m / Long-term prioritization.
AI Remediation Agent
Per finding: proposes an Ansible task + rationale + references. Local Ollama or OpenAI-compatible, with human-in-the-loop confirmation.
CIS/STIG/PCI Hardening
Real ansible-lockdown roles + OpenSCAP. Hundreds of controls per OS, section selection and downloadable evidence.
Firewall IPS/IDS/Monitoring
Cloudflare-style HAProxy WAF with anti-Tor/proxy/bot/scan, Suricata+Snort and OpenSearch/Grafana via Docker.
Post-quantum PKI
ML-DSA / SLH-DSA / Falcon and hybrid certificates (NIST finalized), CA + CRL hierarchy and chain verification.
Verifiable Credentials
W3C VCs signed with your cert (classical or PQC), public verification via shared link — identity, KYC/AML, clearance.
Document cryptography
Hybrid .qros envelopes (sign/encrypt), cert-bound OTP, port+CVE NVD scanning and LaTeX report.
Risk assessment (FAIR)
Assisted system: departments → systems → scenarios, quantified in €/year (ALE) for the crisis cabinet.
Reports & evidence
Automatic LaTeX/PDF reports and per-control evidence packages, ready for DORA/PCI/ISO auditors and SIEM.
Quantum readiness assessment with prioritized scoring
Every scan finding gets resolved by an AI agent
AI under your control, not a black box
- Local Ollama or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint: your data never leaves the perimeter.
- Per finding: generates an Ansible task, rationale, severity and links to the standard and CVE.
- Human-in-the-loop: nothing runs without the operator's
confirm=true.
CIS / NIST-STIG / PCI-DSS audits with real Ansible roles
Hardening is where cybersecurity compliance becomes concrete. QROS runs the real ansible-lockdown galaxy roles and OpenSCAP profiles — not toy templates — over SSH against your fleet, with section selection so you audit only what the regulator asks this quarter. Hundreds of controls per OS, persistent evidence, and a score the auditor can read.
Real galaxy roles, not toy templates
- ansible-lockdown complete CIS/STIG (627–1241 controls per playbook), pinned versions.
- PCI-DSS via OpenSCAP: installs openscap + SSG, evaluates the pci-dss profile and returns the HTML report.
- Real SSH execution: you generate the key, install it on the host and launch the playbook as an async job (RQ).
- Section selection with
--tags: audit only what the regulator asks this quarter. - Persistent evidence: ansible log + score saved to the profile, downloadable for audit.
Firewall: Cloudflare-style IPS + IDS + Monitoring deployed by Ansible
The perimeter is the first line of cybersecurity defense and a PCI-DSS requirement. QROS deploys a Cloudflare-style WAF, an IDS feeder and a monitoring stack — all via Ansible, all with the same auditable evidence as the rest of the platform. The WAF blocks what the IDS detects, and monitoring taps traffic at the firewall itself, so no agents are installed on servers running third-party services.
Three deployments, one wizard
/etc/haproxy/ids_blocks.lst.Post-quantum PKI: CA, hierarchy, CRL and NIST-finalized certificates
The quantum migration lives or dies in your PKI. QROS issues ML-DSA, SLH-DSA, Falcon and hybrid classical+PQC certificates (FIPS 204/205/206) via an on-host oqs-provider, builds a CA + CRL hierarchy, and verifies the full chain — including revocation — in real time. Issue PQC certificates today so there is zero re-architecture when the regulator mandates it.
CA hierarchy + real revocation
W3C Verifiable Credentials signed with your PKI
Issue credentials — KYC/AML, access, employee clearance, accreditations — signed with your certificate (classical or post-quantum) and verify them publicly via a shared link. The private key never leaves the browser. This is AI-ready digital identity: reusable, cryptographically verifiable credentials that an artificial intelligence workflow or a regulator can check without contacting your backend.
Public verification, no backend
- Anyone with the link re-verifies the proof (no login, no account).
- Checks CA chain and CRL revocation in real time.
- Quantum posture badge: “Shor/Grover-resistant” if ML-DSA.
Document cryptography: .qros envelopes, signatures and OTP
Records must stay verifiable for 10+ years — long enough that they will be re-verified post-quantum. QROS hybrid .qros envelopes wrap files in a classical + PQC key with a detached signature and SHA-256 fingerprint, plus a cert-bound OTP. Own auditable format, transport-independent: the integrity of transactions, KYC and classified documentation survives the transition.
Hybrid .qros envelopes
File encrypt/decrypt with a hybrid key (classical + PQC), with a separate verifiable signature and SHA-256 fingerprint. Own auditable format, transport-independent.
Detached signature + cert-bound OTP
Detached signature with your cert (incl. PQC) and an OTP seeded by the certificate fingerprint + a chain block height — not a shared secret, but cryptographically derived.
Port scanner + CVE (NVD)
Banner grab + NVD lookup per host/port, aggregate scoring and multi-host executive summary for fleet inventory.
Record integrity (SOX/GDPR)
Signed .qros envelopes for immutable evidence of transactions, KYC and classified documentation — integrity verifiable years later, even post-quantum.
Port + CVE scanner (NVD): from banner to CVE in one job
Port mapping, banner grabbing and NVD lookup per host/port — IPs, domains or expanded CIDR ranges. Global CVSS×10 scoring and a multi-host executive summary for fleet inventory; every CVE is one click from the AI remediation agent. This is continuous cybersecurity hygiene aligned with NIS2/DORA ICT-asset inventory obligations.
How it works
- Banner grab per port (HTTP probe + TLS on 443/8443), with bounded timeouts.
- Banner parser → software + version (nginx, Apache, IIS, Redis, MySQL, Tomcat, OpenSSH…).
- NVD lookup (public API, no key) by software/version: CVSS, CWE and references.
- Global CVSS×10 scoring with critical/high/medium/low bands per host and fleet.
Assisted risk system with economic impact (FAIR)
The crisis cabinet decides in money, not in traffic lights. QROS guides you from departments → systems → keys → scenarios and quantifies each in €/year (ALE = LEF × LM), with a threat & control catalog suggested from NIST 800-30 and what-if remediation simulation. This is the economic spine of DORA/EBA ICT-risk reporting.
| Scenario | LEF | LM | ALE |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLS compromise — Treasury | 0.4/yr | €2.4M | €960k/yr |
| KYC leak (SNDL) | 0.8/yr | €1.1M | €880k/yr |
| Credential fraud — Retail | 1.2/yr | €180k | €216k/yr |
Assisted, step by step
- Wizard: departments → systems → keys → scenarios.
- Threat & control catalog suggested (NIST 800-30).
- Prioritization by ALE and “what-if” simulation with remediation.
- KPIs ready for the crisis cabinet and DORA/EBA reporting.
Risk methodologies we comply with — from FAIR to the military RMF
QROS is not a proprietary scoring invention. Every risk number is traceable to an internationally recognized cybersecurity methodology, so the evidence holds up in front of a DORA, EBA or DoD RMF auditor. artificial intelligence assists the analyst; the methodology — not the model — owns the conclusion.
FAIR
Factor Analysis of Information Risk (Open Group). Quantifies loss in €/yr — the basis of the crisis cabinet and of banking reporting.
NIST 800-30 / 800-37 (RMF)
Federal & DoD risk management (RMF). Authorization, continuous monitoring and per-control evidence.
ISO/IEC 27005
Information security risk management. Aligns with ISO 27001 Annex A and risk treatment.
OCTAVE Allegro
CERT/CMU methodology, asset-driven. Operational scenarios and prioritization by business impact.
ENISA
European risk-assessment methodology. The DORA/EBA basis for ICT risk in financial institutions.
CVSS v4.0 + CWE
Vulnerability scoring and weakness classification. Technical prioritization coherent with scan findings.
NIST CSF 2.0
Govern · Identify · Protect · Detect · Respond · Recover. Maps each module to the framework functions.
CIS Controls v8
18 prioritized safeguards (IG1–3) mapped to findings and to automated remediation.
Every scenario is quantified in economic impact (€/year)
Essential for the crisis cabinet (decisions in money, not in traffic lights) and for banking reporting DORA/EBA — with traceability down to each control and evidence.
Automatic reports and evidence ready for auditors
The regulator and the auditor get the paper, not the word. QROS generates LaTeX/PDF executive and technical reports automatically, with per-control evidence packages (Ansible log, scan result, certs, .qros signatures) and a signed, immutable chain of custody — classically or post-quantum signed, verifiable years later.
Evidence packages per standard
- DORA / EBA, PCI-DSS v4.0, ISO 27001, NIST 800-53 / DoD RMF — one click.
- Per-control artifacts: Ansible log, scan result, certs, .qros signatures.
Immutable chain of custody
- Every action logs actor + timestamp + hash; exportable to SIEM.
- Signed appendices (classical or PQC) — verifiable years later.
How QROS covers the banking and defense regulatory framework
One platform, every framework. Each row below maps a regulatory requirement to the QROS module that satisfies it and the evidence artifact it produces — from DORA and EBA ICT risk to the DoD RMF, PCI-DSS v4.0 and NIST SP 800-208 PQC migration. The same evidence and scoring serve the banking supervisor and the defense accreditor.
| Standard / regulation | Key requirement | QROS coverage | Module |
|---|---|---|---|
| DORA (EU) | Arts. 5/6/8 — ICT risk, resilience, cryptography | Crypto inventory + hardening + firewall + evidence | Scan · Audit · Firewall |
| NIST SP 800-208 (PQC) | Migration to post-quantum algorithms | ML-DSA/SLH-DSA/Falcon + hybrid certificates | Generate · PKI |
| CNSS Policy 15 / CNSA 2.0 | PQC use in national systems | Hierarchical PQC PKI + CRL | PKI · CA |
| DoD RMF (NIST 800-37) | Risk management & authorization (defense) | FAIR + NIST 800-30 assessment + per-control evidence | Assessment · Reports |
| PCI-DSS v4.0 | Req. 2/4/11/12 — strong crypto, TLS, firewall, monitoring | OSCAP audit + WAF + IDS + Monitoring | Audit · Firewall |
| NIST 800-53 / STIG | OS hardening (hundreds of controls) | Real ansible-lockdown CIS/STIG roles | Audit |
| NIST CSF 2.0 | Govern · Identify · Protect · Detect · Respond · Recover | Mapping of all 9 modules to the 6 functions | Platform |
| EBA ICT & Security Risk | ICT risk governance and reporting | LaTeX report + FAIR economic exposure | Assessment |
| ISO 27001/27002 (Annex A) | Cryptographic controls (A.10), access (A.9), network (A.13) | PKI + VC + WAF + hardening | PKI · VC · Firewall |
| GDPR / SOX (integrity) | Personal data protection and record integrity | Signed .qros envelopes + detached signatures | Crypto |
Online platform, self-hostable, no external SaaS
The client uses the online platform; deployment, operation and patching are our responsibility. No data leaves the client's perimeter. A FastAPI API fronts a Redis + RQ job queue that drives the real cybersecurity tools (testssl.sh, oqs-provider, ansible-lockdown, OpenSCAP) and the artificial intelligence remediation agent — all reached over SSH/WinRM against the on-prem or cloud fleet.
Designed never to touch your secrets
Trust is engineered, not promised. Private keys for certificates and signatures are generated and kept in the browser; the server only sees public material and the result. Any action that mutates a host requires an explicit confirm=true and a valid operator SSH key. Standard, audited tools throughout — no opaque homegrown cryptography.
No private-key custody
Private keys for certs/signatures are generated and kept in the browser; the server only sees public material and the result.
JWT + OAuth + rate-limit
JWT sessions (HS256), Google OAuth PKCE, email/pwd bcrypt login, per-IP rate-limit and CSP/X-Content-Type-Options headers.
Explicit, confirmed execution
Any action that mutates a host (audit/repair, firewall, AI remediation) requires confirm=true and a valid operator SSH key.
Auditable evidence
Each job leaves a log + score + artifact on the profile, downloadable; the regulator and auditor get the paper, not the word.
Standard tools
testssl.sh, RsaCtfTool, oqs-provider, ansible-lockdown, OpenSCAP, Ollama: no opaque homegrown cryptography.
Worker isolation
Heavy jobs and the AI agent run in a separate RQ process with timeout and pinned venv; the API stays light and responsive.
Measurable benefit, not a promise
From unquantified risk to €X/yr and 88/100 in a single quarter: inventory + ALE-prioritized remediation + PCI hardening + a pilot PQC PKI, with evidence ready for the ICT risk committee and the crisis cabinet. artificial intelligence compresses the finding-to-fix loop; quantum-safe issuance today removes the re-architecture bill tomorrow.
From unquantified risk to €X/yr and 88/100 in a single quarter
Inventory + ALE-prioritized remediation + PCI hardening + pilot PQC PKI, with evidence ready for the ICT risk committee and the crisis cabinet.
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Explore your exposure →FAQ
Why do I need QROS if I already have Shodan?
Shodan and Censys index open ports and certificates, but they don't score quantum risk, don't generate PQC certificates, don't run CIS audits, and don't produce compliance evidence. QROS adds the quantum-readiness and compliance layer that Shodan lacks.
Is the quantum threat real?
Yes. 'Store Now, Decrypt Later' attacks are already happening — adversaries collect encrypted traffic today, knowing a future quantum computer will break RSA and ECC. NIST has standardised post-quantum algorithms (FIPS 204/205). The question is not 'if' but 'when', and organisations that start migration early have a massive advantage.
Is QROS free?
QROS Explore — the public search engine — is free and requires no login. The authenticated platform (TLS scans, PQC certificates, CIS audits, guided assessments) has paid plans starting at €50/month.
Is QROS compliant with NIS2 and DORA?
Yes. QROS produces the cryptographic asset inventory and risk assessment evidence that NIS2 Article 21 and DORA Article 9 require. The guided assessment generates audit-ready reports with per-asset risk scores and remediation plans.
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