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The emergence of noisy intermediate-scale quantum (NISQ) computers has important consequences for cryptographic algorithms. It is theoretically well-established that key algorithms used in cybersecurity are vulnerable to quantum computers…

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Quantum computing is a disruptive technology with the potential to transform various fields. It has predicted abilities to solve complex computational problems beyond the reach of classical computers. However, developing quantum software…

The advent of quantum computing poses significant threats to classical public-key cryptographic primitives such as RSA and elliptic-curve cryptography. As many critical network and security protocols depend on these primitives for key…

Networking and Internet Architecture · Computer Science 2026-03-31 Tushin Mallick , Ashish Kundu , Ramana Kompella

Quantum algorithms have demonstrated promising speed-ups over classical algorithms in the context of computational learning theory - despite the presence of noise. In this work, we give an overview of recent quantum speed-ups, revisit the…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-06-19 Alexander Poremba

We call quantum security the area of IT security dealing with scenarios where one or more parties have access to quantum hardware. This encompasses both the fields of post-quantum cryptography (that is, traditional cryptography engineered…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2017-05-30 Tommaso Gagliardoni

When a user sends a message over a wireless network, the message does not travel as-is. It is encrypted, authenticated, encapsulated, and transformed as it descends the protocol stack from the application layer to the physical medium. Each…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-10 Ashish Kundu , Vishal Chakraborty , Ramana Kompella

In recent years, the advancement of quantum computing technology has posed potential security threats to RSA cryptography and elliptic curve cryptography. In response, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) published…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-30 Abel C. H. Chen

Quantum computing (QC) holds the promise of revolutionizing problem-solving by exploiting quantum phenomena like superposition and entanglement. It offers exponential speed-ups across various domains, from machine learning and security to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-10-27 Suryansh Upadhyay , Rupshali Roy , Swaroop Ghosh

The emergence of quantum computers poses a significant threat to current secure service, application and/or protocol implementations that rely on RSA and ECDSA algorithms, for instance DNSSEC, because public-key cryptography based on number…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-07-15 Julio Gento Suela , Javier Blanco-Romero , Florina Almenares Mendoza , Daniel Díaz-Sánchez

The advent of large-scale quantum computers poses a significant threat to contemporary network security protocols, including Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)-Enterprise authentication. To mitigate this threat, the adoption of Post-Quantum…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-04-30 Lukas Köder , Nils Lohmiller , Phil Schmieder , Bastian Buck , Michael Menth , Tobias Heer

NIST is conducting a process for the standardization of post-quantum cryptosystems, i.e., cryptosystems that are resistant to attacks by both traditional and quantum computers and that can thus substitute the traditional public-key…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Andrea Galimberti , Gabriele Montanaro , William Fornaciari , Davide Zoni

Quantum computing (QC) represents the future of computing systems, but the tools for reasoning about the quantum model of computation, in which the laws obeyed are those on the quantum mechanical scale, are still a mix of linear algebra and…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2021-11-17 Carmelo R. Cartiere

Quantum key distribution (QKD) can provide information theoretically secure key exchange even in the era of quantum computer. However, QKD requires the classical channel to be authenticated, and the current method is pre-sharing symmetric…

Quantum computing is an emerging computing paradigm that can potentially transform several application areas by solving some of the intractable problems from classical domain. Similar to classical computing systems, quantum computing stack…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-14 Swaroop Ghosh , Suryansh Upadhyay , Abdullah Ash Saki

Context. Quantum computing is becoming a reality, and quantum software engineering (QSE) is emerging as a new discipline to enable developers to design and develop quantum programs. Objective. This paper presents a systematic mapping study…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2023-06-02 Manuel De Stefano , Fabiano Pecorelli , Dario Di Nucci , Fabio Palomba , Andrea De Lucia

We study the current state of the Quantum Software Engineering (QSE) ecosystem, focusing on the achievements, activities, and engagements from academia and industry, with a special focus on successful entrepreneurial endeavors in this…

Software Engineering · Computer Science 2026-01-07 Nazanin Siavash , Armin Moin

5G enables digital innovation by integrating diverse services, making security especially primary authentication crucial. Two standardized protocols, 5G AKA and EAP AKA', handle authentication for 3GPP and non 3GPP devices. However, 5G AKA…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-02-06 Yongho Ko , I Wayan Adi Juliawan Pawana , Ilsun You

Present-day quantum computers suffer from various noises or errors such as gate error, relaxation, dephasing, readout error, and crosstalk. Besides, they offer a limited number of qubits with restrictive connectivity. Therefore, quantum…

Quantum computing, leveraging quantum phenomena like superposition and entanglement, is emerging as a transformative force in computing technology, promising unparalleled computational speed and efficiency crucial for engineering…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-08-30 Osama Muhammad Raisuddin , Suvranu De

The rapid deployment of AI models necessitates robust, quantum-resistant security, particularly against adversarial threats. Here, we present a novel integration of post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and zero trust architecture (ZTA), formally…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2025-12-01 I. Cherkaoui , C. Clarke , J. Horgan , I. Dey