Quantum Key Distribution with Efficient Post-Quantum Cryptography-Secured Trusted Node on a Quantum Network

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Main Authors: Piétri, Yoann, Verdier, Pierre-Enguerrand, Lacour, Baptiste, Gautier, Maxime, Huang, Heming, Camus, Thomas, Pegon, Jean-Sébastien, Zuber, Martin, Faugère, Jean-Charles, Schiavon, Matteo, Rhouni, Amine, Jaouën, Yves, Fabre, Nicolas, Alléaume, Romain, Rivera, Thomas, Diamanti, Eleni
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author Piétri, Yoann
Verdier, Pierre-Enguerrand
Lacour, Baptiste
Gautier, Maxime
Huang, Heming
Camus, Thomas
Pegon, Jean-Sébastien
Zuber, Martin
Faugère, Jean-Charles
Schiavon, Matteo
Rhouni, Amine
Jaouën, Yves
Fabre, Nicolas
Alléaume, Romain
Rivera, Thomas
Diamanti, Eleni
author_facet Piétri, Yoann
Verdier, Pierre-Enguerrand
Lacour, Baptiste
Gautier, Maxime
Huang, Heming
Camus, Thomas
Pegon, Jean-Sébastien
Zuber, Martin
Faugère, Jean-Charles
Schiavon, Matteo
Rhouni, Amine
Jaouën, Yves
Fabre, Nicolas
Alléaume, Romain
Rivera, Thomas
Diamanti, Eleni
contents Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) enables two distant users to exchange a secret key with information-theoretic security, based on the fundamental laws of quantum physics. While it is arguably the most mature application of quantum cryptography, it has inherent limitations in the achievable distance and the scalability to large-scale infrastructures. While the applicability of QKD can be readily increased with the use of intermediary trusted nodes, this adds additional privacy requirements on third parties. In this work, we present an efficient scheme leveraging a trusted node with lower privacy requirements thanks to the use of post-quantum cryptographic techniques, and implement it on a deployed fiber optic quantum communication network in the Paris area.
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spellingShingle Quantum Key Distribution with Efficient Post-Quantum Cryptography-Secured Trusted Node on a Quantum Network
Piétri, Yoann
Verdier, Pierre-Enguerrand
Lacour, Baptiste
Gautier, Maxime
Huang, Heming
Camus, Thomas
Pegon, Jean-Sébastien
Zuber, Martin
Faugère, Jean-Charles
Schiavon, Matteo
Rhouni, Amine
Jaouën, Yves
Fabre, Nicolas
Alléaume, Romain
Rivera, Thomas
Diamanti, Eleni
Quantum Physics
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) enables two distant users to exchange a secret key with information-theoretic security, based on the fundamental laws of quantum physics. While it is arguably the most mature application of quantum cryptography, it has inherent limitations in the achievable distance and the scalability to large-scale infrastructures. While the applicability of QKD can be readily increased with the use of intermediary trusted nodes, this adds additional privacy requirements on third parties. In this work, we present an efficient scheme leveraging a trusted node with lower privacy requirements thanks to the use of post-quantum cryptographic techniques, and implement it on a deployed fiber optic quantum communication network in the Paris area.
title Quantum Key Distribution with Efficient Post-Quantum Cryptography-Secured Trusted Node on a Quantum Network
topic Quantum Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2504.01454