Field demonstration of a fully managed, L1 encrypted 3-node network with hybrid relayed-QKD and centralized symmetric classical key management

N. Makris; A. Papageorgopoulos; K. Tsimvrakidis; P. Konteli; Y. Gautier; M. Terenziani; E. Daudin; D. Ntoulias; T. Fragkioudakis; I. Meletios; M. Mosca; D. Hobbs; T. Rosati; I. Papastamatiou; O. Prnjat; K. Koumantaros; D. Mitropoulos; Jean-Robert Morax; Bruno Huttner; O. K. Christodoulopoulos; G. T. Kanellos; D. Syvridis

Field demonstration of a fully managed, L1 encrypted 3-node network with hybrid relayed-QKD and centralized symmetric classical key management

Quantum Physics 2024-03-14 v1

Authors: N. Makris , A. Papageorgopoulos , K. Tsimvrakidis , P. Konteli , Y. Gautier , M. Terenziani , E. Daudin , D. Ntoulias , T. Fragkioudakis , I. Meletios , M. Mosca , D. Hobbs , T. Rosati , I. Papastamatiou , O. Prnjat , K. Koumantaros , D. Mitropoulos , Jean-Robert Morax , Bruno Huttner , O. K. Christodoulopoulos , G. T. Kanellos , D. Syvridis

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Abstract

We successfully demonstrated a fully-managed, field-deployed, three-node QKD ring network with L1-OTNsec encryption, that employs a hybrid scheme of QKD and classical yet quantum-safe centrally-generated symmetric keys to support point-to-point and relay consumers.

Keywords

quantum key distribution QKD network L1-OTNsec encryption hybrid key management symmetric keys field demonstration

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@article{arxiv.2403.08526,
  title  = {Field demonstration of a fully managed, L1 encrypted 3-node network with hybrid relayed-QKD and centralized symmetric classical key management},
  author = {N. Makris and A. Papageorgopoulos and K. Tsimvrakidis and P. Konteli and Y. Gautier and M. Terenziani and E. Daudin and D. Ntoulias and T. Fragkioudakis and I. Meletios and M. Mosca and D. Hobbs and T. Rosati and I. Papastamatiou and O. Prnjat and K. Koumantaros and D. Mitropoulos and Jean-Robert Morax and Bruno Huttner and O. K. Christodoulopoulos and G. T. Kanellos and D. Syvridis},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2403.08526},
  year   = {2024}
}

Field demonstration of a fully managed, L1 encrypted 3-node network with hybrid relayed-QKD and centralized symmetric classical key management

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