Pre release 2.0 alpha

What's Changed

• [WIP] Start debugging to ensure all algorithms pass tests by @Copilot in #13
• Docs/falcon build instructions by @oliver-breen in #11
• [WIP] Update features in the current todo list by @Copilot in #12
• Gui update by @oliver-breen in #15
• Manual New updates by @oliver-breen in #14
• New fixes by @oliver-breen in #16
• new fixes by @oliver-breen in #17
• Update setup.py by @oliver-breen in #19
• [WIP] Add functionality to create executable file for GUI application by @Copilot in #18
• Merge branch 'main' into main by @oliver-breen in #22
• Implement RSA-GCM hybrid encryption and refactor PQ integration by @oliver-breen in #23
• Implement RSA-GCM hybrid encryption and refactor PQ integration by @oliver-breen in #25
• [WIP] Fix header not found errors, assertion misuse, and resource leaks by @Copilot in #24
• Add prioritized build issue TODO list. by @oliver-breen in #26
• cloud by @oliver-breen in #27
• Merge pull request #27 from oliver-breen/main by @oliver-breen in #28

Full Changelog: pre-release...PRE-RELEASE2.0.11

v 1.0.1-alpha

QuantaWeave 1.0.1-alpha Pre-Release Notes
🚀 Major Features
Graphical User Interface (GUI):

New PyQt6-based GUI for Windows and Linux.
Tabs for LWE encryption/decryption, HQC KEM (encapsulation/decapsulation), and Falcon signature operations.
Step-by-step workflow for key generation, encryption, decryption, signing, and verification.
Supports multiple security levels and encoding options (hex/base64).
HQC KEM Implementation:

Complete support for HQC-1, HQC-3, and HQC-5 variants.
Deterministic round-trip tests and example scripts.
API for keypair, encapsulate, and decapsulate operations.
Falcon Signature Integration:

C++ binding for Falcon-512 and Falcon-1024 signatures.
Key generation, sign, and verify from both Python and GUI.
Requires GMP and C++20 compiler for build.
🧩 Library & API
Unified QuantaWeave class for LWE and HQC operations.
Simple, consistent API for all cryptographic primitives.
Example scripts for basic usage, benchmarking, multi-party, HQC KEM, and Falcon signatures.
📝 Documentation
README.md: Expanded with GUI instructions, step-by-step usage, and troubleshooting.
GUI.md: New comprehensive user guide for the GUI, including installation, launching, and detailed workflows for each tab.
Algorithm and Security Docs: Updated algorithm, security, and production guidance in ALGORITHM.md, SECURITY.md, and PRODUCTION.md.
🧪 Testing & CI
Unit tests for all cryptographic primitives and security levels.
HQC KEM and Falcon signature round-trip tests.
Benchmarking and baseline tracking.
GitHub Actions workflow for automated builds, tests, and optional code signing.
🏗️ Packaging & Build
PyInstaller spec for building a one-file Windows executable with embedded icon.
Optional code signing via GitHub Actions and repository secrets.
pyproject.toml and setup.py updated for extras and build requirements.
⚠️ Security Notice
This is an educational and experimental implementation.
Not for production use without professional review and NIST-standardized algorithms.