Quantum-Safe Security

Brochures

• Clavis² QKD for R&D
• Clavis³ QKD for R&D
• Cerberis³ QKD System
• Quantum-Safe Cryptography

White papers on Quantum Key Distribution

• Understanding Quantum Cryptography
  Introductory level IDQ white paper explaining what quantum cryptography and how it complements conventional cryptographic techniques.
• IDQ on Quantum Technologies
  FAQs on quantum technologies from IDQ; explaining the implications of quantum computers, quantum hacking and the future of QKD technology
• SECOQC White Paper on Quantum Key Distribution and Cryptography
  Article written by the researchers involved in the European SECOQC project and which discusses the application of quantum key distribution in the context of conventional cryptography.
• ETSI Quantum-Safe Cryptography and Security

Use cases

• Financial Services: 10G encryption with QKD for disaster recovery
• Geneva Government: 1G encryption with QKD
• Telecom Service Provider: QKD-as-a-service
• Telecom Service Provider: 100G encryption with QKD

Selected scientific publications on Quantum Key Distribution

• The quantum technologies roadmap: a European community view
  A. Acin, I. Bloch, H. Buhrman, T. Calarco, C. Eichler, J. Eisert, D. Esteve, N. Gisin, S. J. Glaser, F Jelezko, S. Kuhr, M. Lewenstein, M. F. Riedel, P. O. Schmidt, R. Thew, A. Wallraff, I. Walmsley and F. K. Wilhelm
  New Journal of Physics, 20 (2018) 1367-2630
• Provably secure and practical QKD over 307 km of optical fibre
  B. Korzh. C. Ci Wen Lim, R. Houlmann, N. Gisin, Ming Jun Li, D. Nolan, B. Sanguinetti, R. Thew, H. Zbinden
  Nature Photonics 9, (2015) 163-168
• A fast and versatile QKD system with hardware key distillation and wavelength multiplexing
  N. Walenta, A. Burg, D. Caselunghe, J. Constantin, N. Gisin, O. Guinnard, R. Houlmann, P. Junod, B. Korzh, N. Kulesza, M. Legré, C. C. W. Lim, T. Lunghi, L. Monat, C. Portmann, M. Soucarros, P. Trinkler, G. Trolliet, F. Vannel, H.Zbinden
  New Journal of Physics, 16 (1) 013047, 2014
• Long-term performance of the Swiss Quantum QKD network in a field environment
  D Stucki, M Legré, F Buntschu, B Clausen, N Felber, N Gisin, L Henzen, P Junod, G Litzistorf, P Monbaron, L Monat, J-B Page, D Perroud, G Ribordy, A Rochas, S Robyr, J Tavares, R Thew, P Trinkler, S Ventura, R Voirol, N Walenta, H Zbinden
  New Journal of Physics, 13 (2011) 123001
• Quantum Key Distribution and 1Gbit/s data encryption over a single fibre
  P Eraerds, N Walenta, Matthieu Legré , N Gisin and H Zbinden
  New Journal of Physics (2010)
• Quantum Cryptography
  N. Gisin, G. Ribordy, W. Tittel and H. Zbinden
  Reviews of Modern Physics, Volume 74 (2002), 145-195
• Quantum Key Distribution over 67km with a Plug&Play System
  D. Stucki, N. Gisin, O. Guinnard, G. Ribordy and H Zbinden
  New Journal of Physics 4 (2002) 41.1–41.8
• Experimental Decoy State Quantum Key Distribution Over 15km
  Y. Zhao, B. Qi, X. Ma, H.-K. Lo, L. Qian
  Physical Review Letters 96, 070502 (2006)

Videos

• How to hack an optical fiber
• How to find an optical fiber