Quantum Technology, High Speed Encryption and Global Analysis of Networks

Abstract

The objectives of this research to address three aspects of complex communication networks. First, for point-to-point connections we will assess the resources for attacking state-of-the art block ciphers, specifically the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) with standardized key lengths and other AES finalists with a quantum computer. Second, we explore the integration of classical cryptographic techniques into the $\alpha\eta$ scheme, and the potential of ``all-or nothing transforms'' to obtain a hybrid (classical-quantum) scheme with higher throughput than . Finally, we will apply curvature flow to complex communication networks in 3D in order to characterize their global topological and geometric properties. We will evolve networks under curvature flow with surgery to characterize its structure. We will examine curvature heat-maps to give new insight on the realization that positive curvature regions in networks signal load balance, while negative curvature regions identify congestion in the network.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1057567

Entities

People

  • Rainer Steinwandt
  • Warner A Miller

Organizations

  • Florida Atlantic University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Communication Networks
  • Computers
  • Cryptography
  • Geometric Forms
  • Geometry
  • Information Processing
  • Lines (Geometry)
  • Networks
  • Post-Quantum Cryptography
  • Quantum Circuits
  • Quantum Computers
  • Quantum Computing
  • Standards
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Computer Networking
  • Cybersecurity.
  • Graph Algorithms and Convex Optimization.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing
  • Quantum Science - Quantum Key Distribution