Security of Quantum Repeater Network Operation

Abstract

Much of the work on quantum networks, both entangled and unentangled, has been about the uses of quantum networks to enhance end host security. The most famous such application, of course, is quantum key distribution (QKD), detecting eavesdroppers and creating shared, secret random numbers for use as encryption keys (Bennett and Brassard, 1984). Typically the study of these applications involves information theoretic analysis of the amount of information that an attacker can glean from the use of the network. In this project, we addressed security and quantum networks from an entirely different angle: we investigated the security of the networks themselves. We wanted to know if a single mis-behaving node, or a small number of them, can disrupt operation of the network. Our work produced a first-of-its-kind taxonomy of potential attacks on quantum repeater network operations.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 03, 2016
Accession Number
AD1019872

Entities

People

  • Rodney Van Meter

Organizations

  • Keio University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Cryptography
  • Denial Of Service Attack
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Military Research
  • Networks
  • Quantum Cryptography
  • Quantum Key Distribution
  • Quantum Tomography
  • Repeaters
  • Routing Protocols
  • Scientific Research
  • Security
  • Signal Processing
  • Taxonomy

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Cybersecurity.
  • Quantum Dot Semiconductor Device Photonics and Graphene Optoelectronic Materials and THz Physics.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Key Distribution