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The paper I co-authored (“A Critical Analysis of Deployed Use Cases for Quantum Key Distribution and Comparison with Post-Quantum Cryptography”) was accepted for publication by “EPJ Quantum Technology” today. 😊
You can find the preprint here, Nick will eventually update it with the final changes.
In short: We looked into existing use-cases for #QuantumKeyDistribution and whether they make any sense and did so as a joint team between people with a QKD-background and cryptographers who started out very critical of QKD. (I’m firmly in the latter camp.)
My personal summary (though some of my co-authors won’t share it to this extend): #QKD is bullshit and not useful for practical purposes as it stands.
#crypto #cryptography #cryptology #postquantumcrypto #PQC
The NCSC’s advisory deadline of 2035 for organisations to introduce quantum-safe algorithms is too late, according to some industry insiders.
The NCSC’s advisory deadline of 2035 for organisations to introduce quantum-safe algorithms is too late, according to some industry insiders.
#ncsc #quantum #pqc #uk #qkd #technews #infosec #cybersecurity
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UK cybersecurity agency National Cyber Security Centre is recommending that organisations start replacing existing asymmetric public key cryptosystems with post-quantum cryptography (PQC) alternatives to defend themselves against quantum computers
#technews #quantum #quantumcomputing #cryptography #pqc #ncsc #uk #nvidia #qkd #infosec #cybersecurity
🇨🇳 CHINA | 🇿🇦 SOUTH AFRICA
🔴 China Achieves 10,000 km Quantum-Secured Communication
🔸 Jinan-1 satellite enables record-breaking secure QKD link with South Africa.
🔸 First real-time quantum key exchange across hemispheres achieved.
🔸 Published in Nature, hailed as a major advance in satellite QKD.
#QuantumTechnology #China #SouthAfrica #SecureCommunication #QKD
I was just ranting about #QKD in a chat with someone, when I compared quantum-resiliant cryptography with quantum key distribution like this, and noticed that I really like this summary:
If you want to go 500 meter down the street you can either take your bike or call a helicopter to your place, have it hover over your home, climb up a rope ladder, have it fly you those 500 meters and dis-rope.Both of these get you to your destination, but one of them is faster, cheaper, less complicated, relying on more established infrastructure, scales better and is just about superior in every relevant regard. And it’s not the helicopter/QKD.
News Haber EshaHaber Turkcell, dünyanın ilk kıtalararası karasal kuantum anahtar dağıtımını gerçekleştirdi: Türkiye'nin lider iletişim ve teknoloji şirketi Turkcell ve kuantum güvenliği çözümlerinde dünya lideri olan ID Quantique (IDQ), İstanbul'da fiber optik bağlantı üzerinden dünyanın ilk kıtalararası kuantum anahtar dağıtımını (QKD) başarıyla gerçekleştirdi.
Küresel… https://www.eshahaber.com.tr/haber/turkcell-dunyanin-ilk-kitalararasi-karasal-kuantum-anahtar-dagitimini-gerceklestirdi-207378.html?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon EshaHaber.com.tr #Turkcell #KuantumTeknolojisi #QKD #Güvenliİletişim #Telekomünikasyon
I thought sure I had shared this in December, but I can't find it - researchers at Northwestern University demonstrated for the first time ever #QKD (quantum key distribution; in this case the entanglement-based flavor, as opposed to the prepare & measure flavor) traffic over a fiber optic cable also carrying live Internet traffic, proving there's a path towards quantum and classical networks sharing a unified physical infrastructure. This will make adoption *MUCH* easier than having to roll out dedicated infrastructure for the #quantum Internet. https://news.northwestern.edu/stories/2024/12/first-demonstration-of-quantum-teleportation-over-busy-internet-cables/
@Em0nM4stodon not only is it good opsec but for biz in particular they want and need secure comms - just to conduct business #alice and bob #bb84 #pki #qkd #5g security #evercookie
somehow I think I missed this announcement back in October: China is launching two or three #quantum communications satellites into LEO this year. The satellites build upon the pioneering Mozi satellite that China launched in 2016 to test #QKD and entanglement in space.
https://spacenews.com/china-to-launch-new-quantum-communications-satellites-in-2025/
I hope tthey invest in fiber as much as the elec grid #utilities #energy sector #doe #TelecommunicationsServicesIndustry #5g security #pki #qkd #bb84
With national #security authorities and experts underlining the immediate risk from “Harvest Now, Decrypt Later” (#HNDL) attacks, the financial sector must begin mitigating the associated security risks to financial assets. Major institutions are already leading the way with a dual quantum-safe strategy that combines Post-Quantum Cryptography (#PQC) and Quantum Key Distribution (#QKD). Learn more: https://ilphotonics.com/pqc-and-qkd/
🎓 Ready to start your #Quantum learning journey?
The first learning units in our new #QuantumTech #eAcademy are out, including an intro block on Quantum Algebra and units on IBM Qiskit and ETSI standard key exchange APIs!
And many more units are in the works, covering #QuantumCommunications, #QuantumComputing, #QKD, simulation, resources, sensing and metrology, standardisation.
Use our interactive metro map to access units and to get an overview of what’s yet to come: https://wiki.geant.org/display/NETDEV/Quantum+Technology+Training
From #NetworkAutomation to #Quantum Tech and Optical #TimeAndFrequency Networks - What's new in the GÉANT #Network #eAcademy?
Discover it by joining our upcoming infoshare on 17 December (13:00 CET): https://events.geant.org/event/1763/
More about the latest updates in the GÉANT Network eAcademy here: https://connect.geant.org/2024/11/28/tripling-down-on-learning-geants-network-eacademy-expands-beyond-network-automation-with-quantum-and-time-frequency-courses
#NetworkAutomation #OAV #Orchestration #Automation #Virtualisation #AI #Quantum #QuantumTech #QKD #TimeAndFrequency #Metrology #LearningAndDevelopment
GÉANT’s Network eAcademy keeps expanding its reach and growing with new courses on #QuantumTech and #TimeAndFrequency, and an upcoming #AI section in the #NetworkAutomation eAcademy! https://connect.geant.org/2024/11/28/tripling-down-on-learning-geants-network-eacademy-expands-beyond-network-automation-with-quantum-and-time-frequency-courses
Join the #GÉANTinfoshare on 17 December to hear more: https://events.geant.org/e/NeA
#NetworkTechnologies #LearningAndDevelopment #eAcademy #OAV #Orchestration #Automation #Virtualisation #Quantum #QKD #Metrology @DFN @SURF @nordunet @restena
Recently, two groups published exciting results using free-space optical links for #QuantumCommunication with #SNSPD technology. In one paper, the authors report on a study of the effect of atmospheric turbulence on finite-size decoy-state BB84 quantum key distribution (#QKD). In another collaboration, the team demonstrated a QKD system designed for full daylight operation at 1550 nm. Learn more: https://ilphotonics.com/practical-free-space-qkd-enabled-by-snspds/
