Quantum Key Distribution (Qkd) And Commodity Security Protocols: Introduction And Integration

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Preprint 31 Jul 2009Embargo end date: 01 Apr 2010Publisher:ZenodoJournal:CoRR, volume abs/1004.0605

Authors: Alan Mink; Sheila Frankel; Ray A. Perlner;

doi: 10.5281/zenodo.1239667 , 10.5281/zenodo.1239668 , 10.48550/arxiv.1004.0605

arXiv: 1004.0605

Quantum Key Distribution (Qkd) And Commodity Security Protocols: Introduction And Integration

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Abstract

We present an overview of quantum key distribution (QKD), a secure key exchange method based on the quantum laws of physics rather than computational complexity. We also provide an overview of the two most widely used commodity security protocols, IPsec and TLS. Pursuing a key exchange model, we propose how QKD could be integrated into these security applications. For such a QKD integration we propose a support layer that provides a set of common QKD services between the QKD protocol and the security applications

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National Institute of Standards and Technology
United States

Keywords

FOS: Computer and information sciences, Network Security Protocols, Computer Science - Cryptography and Security, Quantum Networks, Quantum Key Distribution, TLS, IPsec, Cryptography and Security (cs.CR)

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