2 papers
quant-ph2026
Deploying and validating a metropolitan QKD secure network: architecture and field performance
Claudia De Lazzari, Nicola Biagi, Damiano Giani +15
The advent of cryptographically relevant quantum computers poses an existential threat to classical public-key infrastructure. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) addresses this challen…
quant-ph2026
Send the Key in Cleartext: Halving Key Consumption while Preserving Unconditional Security in QKD Authentication
Claudia De Lazzari, Francesco Stocco, Edoardo Signorini +7
Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) protocols require Information-Theoretically Secure (ITS) authentication of the classical channel to preserve the unconditional security of the distil…