2005/08/31 by A. S. Trushechkin, A. S. TRUSHECHKIN, I. V. Volovich +1 · 1 citation
Computer Science · Physics and Astronomy · #BB84 #Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption #Cryptography #Cryptography and Data Security #Key (lock) #Quantum #Quantum Information and Cryptography #Quantum computer #Quantum cryptography #Quantum key distribution #Quantum network #quant-ph
paper · pdf · doi:10.1142/s0219749908003153
published in International Journal of Quantum Information 06(02), 347-367 (World Scientific) · 18 pages; a new subsection (3.2), added remarks in subsection 2.3 and references
arxiv created 2006/07/04 · openalex publication_date 2008/04/01 · arxiv updated 2013/04/24 · openalex created_date 2016/06/24 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
Quantum cryptography is used to find practical and useful applications. Recently, some first quantum cryptographic solutions became available on the market. For clients, it is important to be able to compare the quality and properties of the proposed products. To this end, one needs to elaborate on specifications and standards of solutions in quantum cryptography. We propose and discuss a list of characteristics for the specification, which includes numerical evaluations of the security of solution and can be considered as a standard for quantum key distribution solutions. The list is based on the average time of key generation, depending on some parameters. In the simplest case for the user, the list includes three characteristics: the security degree, the length of keys and the key refresh rate.