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A Design of Secure Communication Architecture Applying Quantum Cryptography

  • Shim, Kyu-Seok;Kim, Yong-Hwan;Lee, Wonhyuk
    • Journal of Information Science Theory and Practice
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    • v.10 no.spc
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    • pp.123-134
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    • 2022
  • Existing network cryptography systems are threatened by recent developments in quantum computing. For example, the Shor algorithm, which can be run on a quantum computer, is capable of overriding public key-based network cryptography systems in a short time. Therefore, research on new cryptography systems is actively being conducted. The most powerful cryptography systems are quantum key distribution (QKD) and post quantum cryptograph (PQC) systems; in this study, a network based on both QKD and PQC is proposed, along with a quantum key management system (QKMS) and a Q-controller to efficiently operate the network. The proposed quantum cryptography communication network uses QKD as its backbone, and replaces QKD with PQC at the user end to overcome the shortcomings of QKD. This paper presents the functional requirements of QKMS and Q-Controller, which can be utilized to perform efficient network resource management.

Analyses of Quantum Cryptography with Chaos Modulation (케이오스 변조기법을 이용한 광학적 암호시스템의 분석)

  • Kim, Jung-Tae
    • Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Commucation Sciences Conference
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.769-772
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    • 2007
  • Quantum cryptography is considered as a promising solution towards absolute security in long term cryptosystems. While the application of quantum cryptography in fiber networks has significant advances, research on the application of quantum cryptography in mobile networks is still prematures. In this paper, we analyses the interests of using quantum technique.

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Using Double Photon Transmission of Quantum Cryptography (이중광자 전송을 통한 양자비밀통신)

  • Seol, Jung-Ja;Rim, Kwang-Cheol
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.17 no.8
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    • pp.1857-1864
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    • 2013
  • In this paper, we improve the quantum cryptography system using a dual photon transmission plaintext user password algorithmwas designed to implementthe exchange. Existing quantum cryptographic key transport protocols, algorithms, mainly as a quantum cryptography system using the paper, but it improved the way the dual photon transmission through the quantum algorithm re not getting transmitted plaintext.

Quantum Computing Cryptography and Lattice Mechanism

  • Abbas M., Ali Al-muqarm;Firas, Abedi;Ali S., Abosinnee
    • Journal of information and communication convergence engineering
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    • v.20 no.4
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    • pp.242-249
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    • 2022
  • Classical cryptography with complex computations has recently been utilized in the latest computing systems to create secret keys. However, systems can be breached by fast-measuring methods of the secret key; this approach does not offer adequate protection when depending on the computational complexity alone. The laws of physics for communication purposes are used in quantum computing, enabling new computing concepts to be introduced, particularly in cryptography and key distribution. This paper proposes a quantum computing lattice (CQL) mechanism that applies the BB84 protocol to generate a quantum key. The generated key and a one-time pad encryption method are used to encrypt the message. Then Babai's algorithm is applied to the ciphertext to find the closet vector problem within the lattice. As a result, quantum computing concepts are used with classical encryption methods to find the closet vector problem in a lattice, providing strength encryption to generate the key. The proposed approach is demonstrated a high calculation speed when using quantum computing.

Trends in Quantum Communication Testbeds (양자통신 테스트베드 동향)

  • I. Kim;J. Ju
    • Electronics and Telecommunications Trends
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    • v.39 no.5
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    • pp.86-97
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    • 2024
  • With the advancement of quantum computers and increasing importance of cybersecurity, quantum cryptography has become an essential technology in quantum world. The success of ground-to-satellite quantum communication in the range of 4,600 km has been reported, and intercountry quantum cryptography connecting the UK and Ireland has been demonstrated. In the European Union, OpenQKD has established 18 testbeds for quantum communication in 12 countries. Through the progress from experimental to pilot networks, quantum cryptography testbeds have begun to provide networks for commercial services, such as finance, healthcare, and government administration. Similarly, the Republic of Korea launched a quantum communication testbed project to accelerate the development of quantum communication devices and materials. The project also aims to support the relevant companies and services in the verification and certification of security functionalities operated by the National Intelligence Service. We review the status of quantum communication testbeds in 16 countries.

Implementation of Quantum Gates for Binary Field Multiplication of Code based Post Quantum Cryptography (부호 기반 양자 내성 암호의 이진 필드 상에서 곱셈 연산 양자 게이트 구현)

  • Choi, Seung-Joo;Jang, Kyong-Bae;Kwon, Hyuk-Dong;Seo, Hwa-Jeong
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering
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    • v.24 no.8
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    • pp.1044-1051
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    • 2020
  • The age of quantum computers is coming soon. In order to prepare for the upcoming future, the National Institute of Standards and Technology has recruited candidates to set standards for post quantum cryptography to establish a future cryptography standard. The submitted ciphers are expected to be safe from quantum algorithm attacks, but it is necessary to verify that the submitted algorithm is safe from quantum attacks using quantum algorithm even when it is actually operated on a quantum computer. Therefore, in this paper, we investigate an efficient quantum gate implementation for binary field multiplication of code based post quantum cryptography to work on quantum computers. We implemented the binary field multiplication for two field polynomials presented by Classic McEliece and three field polynomials presented by ROLLO in generic algorithm and Karatsuba algorithm.

Hash-Based Signature Scheme Technical Trend and Prospect (해시 기반 서명 기법 최신 기술 동향 및 전망)

  • Park, Tae-hwan;Bae, Bong-jin;Kim, Ho-won
    • Journal of the Korea Institute of Information Security & Cryptology
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    • v.26 no.6
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    • pp.1413-1419
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    • 2016
  • In these days, there are a lot of research results on the Post-Quantum Cryptography according to developing of quantum computing technologies and the announcement of the NIST's Post-Quantum Cryptography standard project. The key size of the existing symmetric key block ciphers are needed to increase and the security of discrete logarithm based public key cryptography can be broken by Grover's algorithm and Shor's algorithm. By this reason, a lot of cryptologist and mathematician research on safe cryptography against the quantum computer which is called as the Post-Quantum Cryptography. In this paper, we survey on recent technical trend on the Hash-Based Signature Scheme which is one of the Post-Quantum Cryptography and suggest the prospect of the Hash-Based Signature Scheme.

Design of a Lightweight Security Protocol Using Post Quantum Cryptography (양자내성암호를 활용한 경량 보안 프로토콜 설계)

  • Jang, Kyung Bae;Sim, Min Joo;Seo, Hwa Jeong
    • KIPS Transactions on Computer and Communication Systems
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    • v.9 no.8
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    • pp.165-170
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    • 2020
  • As the IoT (Internet of Things) era is activated, a lot of information including personal information is being transmitted through IoT devices. For information protection, it is important to perform cryptography communication, and it is required to use a lightweight security protocol due to performance limitations. Currently, most of the encryption methods used in the security protocol use RSA and ECC (Elliptic Curve Cryptography). However, if a high performance quantum computer is developed and the Shor algorithm is used, it can no longer be used because it can easily solve the stability problems based on the previous RSA and ECC. Therefore, in this paper, we designed a security protocol that is resistant to the computational power of quantum computers. The code-based crypto ROLLO, which is undergoing the NIST (National Institute of Standards and Technology) post quantum cryptography standardization, was used, and a hash and XOR computation with low computational consumption were used for mutual communication between IoT devices. Finally, a comparative analysis and safety analysis of the proposed protocol and the existing protocol were performed.

A Quantum Resistant Lattice-based Blind Signature Scheme for Blockchain (블록체인을 위한 양자 내성의 격자 기반 블라인드 서명 기법)

  • Hakjun Lee
    • Smart Media Journal
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    • v.12 no.2
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    • pp.76-82
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    • 2023
  • In the 4th industrial revolution, the blockchain that distributes and manages data through a P2P network is used as a new decentralized networking paradigm in various fields such as manufacturing, culture, and public service. However, with the advent of quantum computers, quantum algorithms that are able to break existing cryptosystems such as hash function, symmetric key, and public key cryptography have been introduced. Currently, because most major blockchain systems use an elliptic curve cryptography to generate signatures for transactions, they are insecure against the quantum adversary. For this reason, the research on the quantum-resistant blockchain that utilizes lattice-based cryptography for transaction signatures is needed. Therefore, in this paper, we propose a blind signature scheme for the blockchain in which the contents of the signature can be verified later, as well as signing by hiding the contents to be signed using lattice-based cryptography with the property of quantum resistance. In addition, we prove the security of the proposed scheme using a random oracle model.

Efficient Post-Processing for Quantum Communication Systems (양자 통신 시스템의 효율적 후처리 방식)

  • Lee, Sun Yui;Jung, Kuk Hyun;Kim, Jin Young
    • Journal of Satellite, Information and Communications
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    • v.9 no.4
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    • pp.7-12
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    • 2014
  • Quantum cryptography is one of the most feasible fields using quantum mechanics. Therefore, quantum cryptography has consistently been researched, and a variety of cryptographic exchange method has been developed, such as BB84, etc. This paper explains a basic concept of quantum communications and quantum key distribution systems using quantum mechanics. Also, it introduces a reason of the development of quantum cryptography and attack scenarios which threaten the security of QKD. Finally, the experiment of this paper simulates quantum key attack by estimating qubit phases through a modeled quantum channel, and discusses needs of post-processing methods for overcoming eavesdropping.