---
name: "pqconnect"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pqconnect"
version: "1.2.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pqconnect"
---

# pqconnect(1)

Post-Quantum Internet security layer

## NAME

pqconnect - Post-Quantum Internet security layer

## SYNOPSIS

**pqconnect** \[*OPTIONS*\]

## OPTIONS

- **--version**

  Display version

- **-p**, **--port** INTEGER RANGE

  UDP listening port  \[0\<=x\<=65535\]

- **-a**, **--addr** TEXT

  local IPv4 address

- **-m**, **--mask** INTEGER RANGE

  netmask for private network  \[8\<=x\<=24\]

- **-i**, **--interface-name** TEXT

  PQConnect network interface name

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  enable verbose logging

- **-vv**, **--very-verbose**

  enable even more verbose logging

- **--show**

  show active PQConnect connections

- **-H**, **--host-ip** TEXT

  IP address where decrypted traffic should arrive (required if PQConnect is running on a VM, for example)

- **--help**

  Show this message and exit.

## SEE ALSO

[pqconnect-keygen(1)](/pqconnect-keygen/1.md), [pqconnect-server(1)](/pqconnect-server/1.md), pqconnect-dns-query(1)