Post-Quantum Cryptographically-Secured Trusted Node for Quantum Key Distribution in a Deployed Network

Heming Huang, Yves Jaouën, Nicolas Fabre, Romain Alléaume, Jean-Sébastien Pegon, Thomas Camus, Martin Zuber, Jean-Charles Faugère, Pierre-Enguerrand Verdier, Baptiste Lacour, Maxime Gautier, Thomas Rivera, Yoann Piétri, Matteo Schiavon, Amine Rhouni, Eleni Diamanti
September 2024
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Objective: Reduce the security risks associated with the usage of trusted nodes in a QKD network. Conclusion: The transported QKD key is secure agains honest-curious nodes at a lower key-rate cost than state-of-the-art.

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Post-Quantum Cryptographically-Secured Trusted Node for Quantum Key Distribution in a Deployed Network

Objective: Reduce the security risks associated with the usage of trusted nodes in a QKD network. Conclusion: The transported QKD key is secure agains honest-curious nodes at a lower key-rate cost than state-of-the-art.