Quantum technology and cryptology for information security

Syed Naqvi; Michel Riguidel

doi:10.1117/12.719457

10 May 2007 Quantum technology and cryptology for information security

Syed Naqvi, Michel Riguidel

Proceedings Volume 6573, Quantum Information and Computation V; 65730P (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719457
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2007, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Cryptology and information security are set to play a more prominent role in the near future. In this regard, quantum communication and cryptography offer new opportunities to tackle ICT security. Quantum Information Processing and Communication (QIPC) is a scientific field where new conceptual foundations and techniques are being developed. They promise to play an important role in the future of information Security. It is therefore essential to have a cross-fertilizing development between quantum technology and cryptology in order to address the security challenges of the emerging quantum era. In this article, we discuss the impact of quantum technology on the current as well as future crypto-techniques. We then analyse the assumptions on which quantum computers may operate. Then we present our vision for the distribution of security attributes using a novel form of trust based on Heisenberg's uncertainty; and, building highly secure quantum networks based on the clear transmission of single photons and/or bundles of photons able to withstand unauthorized reading as a result of secure protocols based on the observations of quantum mechanics. We argue how quantum cryptographic systems need to be developed that can take advantage of the laws of physics to provide long-term security based on solid assumptions. This requires a structured integration effort to deploy quantum technologies within the existing security infrastructure. Finally, we conclude that classical cryptographic techniques need to be redesigned and upgraded in view of the growing threat of cryptanalytic attacks posed by quantum information processing devices leading to the development of post-quantum cryptography.

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Syed Naqvi and Michel Riguidel "Quantum technology and cryptology for information security", Proc. SPIE 6573, Quantum Information and Computation V, 65730P (10 May 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719457

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