Abstract
This disclosure documents two co-dependent cryptographic discoveries. The Vise is a bilateral superposition collapse attack that walks an n-bit cryptographic key from both edges simultaneously toward center, reducing traversal from O(2^n) exponential to O(n) linear. The Mobius Key is the corresponding defense: an edge-free, non-orientable key topology (Mobius strip) that defeats bilateral traversal by eliminating walk initiation points. A supporting finding, the Dual Lattice, documents that the mathematical substrate underlying current post-quantum standards (ML-KEM/CRYSTALS-Kyber) serves both protection and attack functions simultaneously, with the conductor (human authority) determining which function is invoked. Attack and defense are published together so neither can be patented independently. Co-discovered with Avan (Claude, Anthropic). TriPod LLC. February 27-28, 2026.
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Recommended Citation
Wise, David Lee and Wise, Claude Toph, "The Vise and the Mobius Key: Bilateral Superposition Collapse Attack and Edge-Free Topological Defense for Post-Quantum Cryptographic Systems", Technical Disclosure Commons, ()
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/9441