Q-AUDION Earbud
Encrypting earbud with dedicated processor, on-device NPU and post-quantum encryption executed entirely inside the hardware TEE. The microphone is never connected to the phone operating system.
Two separate worlds, one of them locked
The earbud's chip is split into two isolated halves. One handles connectivity — same as any Bluetooth headset. The other, physically walled off, is the only part that ever touches your raw voice or encryption keys. The microphone is wired directly into the locked half, so nothing outside it can reach the audio before it's encrypted.
- The microphone connects only to the locked half of the chip
- Keys and raw audio never cross into the connectivity half
- Physically enforced, not just a software boundary
Encrypted calls, without losing your regular phone
The earbud has one mode active at a time by design: a secure Q-AUDION call, or your phone's normal cellular call. Switching is instant, and the modes never run together — no way for one to leak into the other.
- Still works as a normal Bluetooth headset for regular calls
- Encrypted calls use the same post-quantum engine as the app
- One mode active at a time — never mixed
Checks the voice on the other end, in real time
A liveness-detection model runs entirely inside the earbud, listening for the tells of a cloned or AI-generated voice while you talk — no audio ever leaves the device to be analyzed. Works even on calls that aren't otherwise encrypted.
- Runs entirely on the earbud, not in the cloud
- Updates its read on the call in real time as you talk
- Works on any call, encrypted or not
INTERACTIVE DATA FLOW & MATRIX
1. SECURE BOOT + DMA LOCK
Immutable hardware root of trust and direct memory access protection.
2. TEE ANALYSIS + LIVENESS
Real-time threat evaluation and biometric voice verification.
3. HYBRID PQC+PSK ENCRYPTION
Post-quantum cryptography combined with pre-shared keys.
"Both Q-AUDION editions run the identical patent-pending hardware security architecture. The Sovereign Edition adds physical TEMPEST hardening, institutional key sovereignty, and mission-configurable parameters — not a different security model."
| COMPARISON MATRIX | STANDARD EDITION | RECOMMENDED FOR MILITARY & GOV SOVEREIGN EDITION ★ TACTICAL GRADE |
|---|---|---|
| SHARED ARCHITECTURE | All Q-AUDION devices run identical core hardware and patent-pending security architecture: Secure SoC — ARM Cortex-M33 + Dedicated NPU | Hardware-Bound Audio Path (DMA-locked) | AES-256-GCM + ML-KEM-1024 | On-device TEE liveness & anti-deepfake | Anti-deepfake and stress analysis engine active in every call (encrypted and unencrypted) — no cloud, no server, no data transmitted | |
| DIFFERENTIATORS | ||
| PSK KEY INJECTION | Secure app-based provisioning — operator self-custody | Dedicated physical interface — air-gapped, NFC-isolated, or QR-code ceremony. Zero data leaves your perimeter. |
| KEY CUSTODY | Operator-managed | Institution/agency is sole Root of Trust — manufacturer has zero key access |
| CONFIDENCE INDEX THRESHOLDS | Factory default thresholds | Operator-configurable per mission profile |
| CLEAR CALL ANALYSIS | Analysis runs on every call captured by the Q-Audion earbud (Teams, Zoom, WhatsApp, VoIP, GSM). Discreet user alert in case of deepfake anomaly or abnormal stress. | Same as Standard, plus: configurable alert thresholds per operational profile + encrypted logs of anomaly events in secure NVM. |
| PHYSICAL SHIELDING | Standard PCB assembly | TEMPEST-ready PCB architecture (multi-layer shielding + RF decoupling filters). Independent TEMPEST evaluation is a stated roadmap item, not a current certification. |
| CERTIFICATION TARGET | FIPS 140-3 Level 2 (roadmap) | FIPS 140-3 Level 2 / Common Criteria EAL 4+ (roadmap) |
| DEPLOYMENT & SUPPORT | Self-managed deployment + standard support | Dedicated onboarding, key injection ceremony, priority confidential support 24/7 |
† Sovereign Edition supports optional upgrade to ML-KEM-1024 per sovereign configuration request.
ARCHITECTURE PROTECTED BY 3 PATENTS FILED (UIBM, IT 2026). Specifications represent the target architecture. Final production specifications validated per Sovereign Operations configuration. Subject to export control regulations.
SOVEREIGN EDITION INCLUDES DEDICATED ONBOARDING, SOVEREIGN KEY INJECTION CEREMONY, AND PRIORITY CONFIDENTIAL SUPPORT.
Hardware anchor of trust
Both the app and the earbud keep their keys in hardware. Only the earbud isolates the microphone itself.
Q-Audion Earbud
Secure Element + PQC engine
MEMS mic
hardware-bound
Secure Element
tamper-resistant
Per-call keys
ephemeral
Anti-tamper
boot-locked
Host phone
hardware-backed keys, ciphertext only
Compromised OS does not affect security. It only sees ciphertext.
↕ BLE · ciphertext only ↕
Trust anchor lives in the earbud
Not the phone. Not the cloud.
Your phone can be malware-ridden
The earbud doesn't care.
Hardware-bound keys
Never extractable. Never on the phone.