The protocol removes reliance on pre-shared keys and central authorities, making it suitable for scalable smart city deployments.

The field of secure key distribution and exchange systems represents a critical frontier in ensuring data confidentiality and integrity in modern communications. These systems, which encompass both ...

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is an emerging communication technology that utilizes quantum mechanics principles to ensure ...

Recently, the research group of Prof. Zeng-Bing Chen and Associate Prof. Hua-Lei Yin (National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures and School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of ...

Europe is aiming to launch a technology demonstration satellite for secure, quantum-encrypted communications in 2024, with a view to developing a larger constellation. The satellite, Eagle-1, will be ...

Quantum key distribution (QKD) uses quantum mechanics to ensure secure communication between two parties. Despite being one ...

In the face of growing cyber threats and the advent of quantum computing, robust and future-proof network security is critical Joint trial features Adtran’s open DWDM system combined with QKD key ...

Andrew Jenkins has worked as an information analyst for an intelligence agency in Washington, D.C., for over 14 years. He is the author of the 2022 book, The Devil Made Crypto. Follow him on LinkedIn.

A claimed first-of-a-kind quantum key distribution network offers 800 Gbps encryption under real-world environmental conditions and has been demonstrated to detect and defend against quantum threats.