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QNSP for Education & Research Institutions
FERPA + PDPA-aligned PQC for universities, K-12, EdTech platforms, and research consortia.
FERPA-aligned PQC for universities, K-12 districts, EdTech platforms, and multi-institution research consortia. Long retention windows for transcripts, controlled access to student records, encrypted research data exchanges across institutional boundaries.
Threat model
What we're defending against
The HNDL, regulatory, and operational threats specific to this vertical.
Lifetime-retention student records
Transcripts, degrees, and disciplinary records are retained indefinitely. They identify the individual across their entire career — HNDL exposure is multi-decade.
Cross-institution research data movement
Genomics, social-science, and clinical-research datasets move across institutions and borders. PQC signatures + tenant isolation contain bleed between consortium members.
Mass-stalking risk from student-record leaks
Student PII at scale is a frequently abused dataset for stalking, doxxing, and identity theft. Per-record encryption defeats bulk exfiltration.
Compliance mapping
Frameworks this vertical operates under
QNSP supports continuous evaluation for 7 live frameworks; other named frameworks are architecturally supported with evidence available on request.
| Framework | How QNSP maps |
|---|---|
| FERPA | US Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act — directory and education records protected by per-record encryption and audited access. |
| PDPA (Singapore) ↗ | Personal Data Protection Act 2012 — applies to Singapore educational institutions. |
| GDPR ↗ | Article 32 (Security of processing) — applies to all EU institutions and to international students of EU origin. |
| SOC 2 Type II ↗ | EdTech vendors increasingly require SOC 2 to sell into school districts and universities. |
QNSP architecture
Capabilities mapped to this vertical
How QNSP services compose to meet this vertical's needs.
Per-student / per-cohort encryption keys; FERPA-aligned retention
Search across encrypted coursework and research data without bulk decryption
Per-institution isolation for multi-tenant EdTech and consortium platforms
Every transcript or record access produces an immutable audit entry
Outcomes
What deploying QNSP for this vertical delivers
- ✓FERPA-aligned per-student encryption and audited access
- ✓PDPA + GDPR coverage for cross-border students and researchers
- ✓Cross-institution research exchanges with PQC-signed provenance
- ✓Per-record encryption defeats bulk student-data exfiltration
For your engineers
Build patterns that map to this vertical
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