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Quantum communications use quantum states of light to distribute encryption keys with security rooted in physics, and in future to link quantum computers and sensors in networks. Quantum key distribution works over limited distances and needs dedicated hardware and trusted nodes today. This page sets out how quantum communications work, what they can and cannot secure, and what evidence serves the network operators and security agencies weighing them.

02The question

Quantum communications: how the risk develops.

Communications research and deployment limits. The dossier below sets out how the risk develops, what is measured, where the data come from, how it is modelled and who decides.

میکانیزم

Measurement reveals eavesdropping

In quantum key distribution, measuring a quantum state disturbs it, so an eavesdropper introduces detectable errors. Keys are kept only when error rates are low.

میکانیزم

Distance is limited by loss

Photons are lost in fibre, limiting direct links. Longer networks use trusted relay nodes or satellites, each with security implications.

میکانیزم

Implementations can be attacked

Real devices deviate from ideal theory. Side-channel attacks on detectors and sources have been demonstrated, so security depends on implementation and certification.

میکانیزم

Quantum networks are early

Distributing entanglement between distant nodes needs quantum repeaters and memories, which are still in research.

03چاودێری

شوێنکەوتکەری گواستنەوە بۆ دوای کوانتەم.

The screen a team would use to follow this subject: its measures, states and decisions. Names are examples and values are illustrative.

شوێنکەوتکەری گواستنەوە بۆ دوای کوانتەم

Quantum communications · Crypto inventory · Wave 2

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گواستنەوە

  1. لیستی موڵکهەموو کریپتۆ
  2. پێشەنگکردنتەمەنی داتا
  3. هەڵبژاردنئەلگۆریتمە ستانداردەکان
  4. دامەزراندنی تێکەڵکلاسیکی و PQC
  5. تاقیکردنەوەهاوکاریی لەیەکتر
  6. گۆڕین بۆ سیستەمی نوێکشانەوە لە کار

سیستەمەکان بەپێی پێشەنگی

واژۆکردنی ئەرشیفRSA-204828ML-DSA تێکەڵتاقیکاری
دەروازەی VPNECDH9ML-KEM تێکەڵپلاندارێژراو
HSM ی پارەدانRSA-307211نەخشەڕێگای فرۆشیاربەربەستکراو
Web TLSECDHE2ئاڵوگۆڕی کلیلی تێکەڵتەواو بوو

پێشکەوتن

لیستکراو، %70 of 100 requiredتێکەڵی دامەزراو، %36 of 50 requiredکشاوە، %2 of 25 required
Post-quantum migration tracker: the screen’s structure, terms and states for Quantum communications.ناو و بەهای نموونەیی؛ دیزاینێکە، نەک تۆمار یان سیستەمی ڕاستەوخۆ.
04لە ناو بوارەکان

Quantum communication touches the networks domains depend on.

05ڕێگا و بەڵگە

How quantum communications is modelled, measured and tested.

مۆدێلەکە، گریمانەکانی، داتاکانی و نادڵنیاییەکەی، بەو شێوەیەی زانا یان ئەندازیارێک دەیپشکنێت. پێکهاتەکان ڕێگا بڵاوکراوەکان دەگرنەبەر. بەهاکانی کێشراو نموونەییە، نەک دۆزینەوە.

مۆدێلی سیستەم

The couplings between the systems in quantum communications: signs of influence, a reinforcing and a balancing loop, and cross-links where stress jumps.

++−+کوانتەمسایبەریکۆمەڵگە خۆجێییەکانئابووریR بەهێزکەرB هاوسەنگ
Causal loop diagram from the page’s systems; signs show the direction of influence. Illustrative structure for a system dynamics or network model, not estimated couplings.
پرەنسیپە ڕێنماییەکانی FAIR · GO FAIR و FORCE11W3C PROV · World Wide Web Consortiumڕێنمایی بۆ مامەڵەی یەکسان لەگەڵ نادڵنیاییەکان · IPCCCEOS Analysis Ready Data · Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
06نیشاندەرەکان

What is measured, and how well.

Each indicator carries its unit, its cadence, the kind of source behind it and the evidence label a value would carry. No values are shown: a programme supplies them under its own authority.

IndicatorUnitCadenceSource typeناونیشان
QKD link distancekilometresper demonstrationPublished experimentsREPORTED
Secret key ratebits per second at a stated distanceper demonstrationPublished experimentsREPORTED
Deployed QKD network nodescountannualOperator and government reportsREPORTED
Security evaluations completed for QKD productscountannualEvaluation scheme recordsئامارە بڵاوکراوەکان
Quantum memory storage timemillisecondsper experimentPeer-reviewed resultsچاودێریکراو
Satellite QKD demonstrationscountannualAgency reportsREPORTED
07سەرچاوەکان

Where the evidence comes from.

Named public datasets and institutional records, each with its licence class. Sources by agreement are used only under their terms and never republished.

سەرچاوەWhat it givesLicence class
ETSI ISG QKD specificationsComponent, interface and security specificationsPublic, ETSI terms
زنجیرەی ITU-T Y.3800Network recommendations for QKDPublic, ITU terms
National cyber agency positions on QKDAgency views on QKD versus post-quantum cryptographyPublic, terms per agency
EuroQCI programme documentationEuropean quantum communication infrastructure plansPublic, EU terms
Peer-reviewed quantum communication literatureExperimental resultsLicence per article
08بڕیارەکان

Who decides, and what the evidence serves.

Quantum Technologies prepares evidence. The decisions below are taken by the authorities named, under their own rules, and never by the platform.

کێ بڕیار دەداتThe questionEvidence this page serves
Network operatorsWhether QKD fits any of their links and threat modelsUse comparisons; architecture reviews
National cyber agenciesWhat position to take on QKD for government useImplementation security evidence
Research fundersHow to fund quantum network researchProgress on memories and repeaters

Outputs this topic produces

  • Comparisons of QKD and post-quantum cryptography for specific uses
  • Network architecture reviews including trusted nodes
  • Summaries of implementation security evidence
  • Evidence notes for operators
09Core questions

What experts ask.

Communications questions weigh physical security against practical limits.

  • What security does quantum key distribution actually provide, and under what assumptions?
  • How far can quantum signals travel through fibre or free space before they are lost?
  • Do trusted relay nodes undermine end-to-end security?
  • How do implementation flaws in real devices open side channels?
  • How does quantum key distribution compare with post-quantum cryptography for a given use?
10Mechanisms

Mechanisms and drivers.

Quantum key distribution relies on the principle that measuring a quantum state disturbs it, so two parties can detect an eavesdropper and agree a secret key. The security of the ideal protocol rests on physics rather than on assumptions about computational difficulty. Real سیستەمە, however, use imperfect sources and detectors, and several attacks have exploited those imperfections.

Photons are absorbed and scattered in fibre, which limits direct links to relatively short distances. Longer networks currently rely on trusted nodes, where the key is held in classical form and must be protected conventionally. Quantum repeaters, which would extend range without trusted nodes, remain a research goal. Satellites have been used to demonstrate links over long distances.

11Methods and data

How it is studied, and where the methods stop.

Method or dataWhat it showsسنوورەکان
Security proofsTheoretical security of protocolsProofs assume idealised devices
Implementation testing and quantum hacking researchVulnerabilities in real equipmentTesting cannot prove the absence of flaws
Network trialsPerformance, key rates and operationsTrials are limited in scale and duration
Comparative security assessmentWhen quantum or post-quantum approaches fitDepends on threat model and system constraints
12میتۆدەکان

How it is studied, and what the methods cannot say.

  1. کۆمپیوتەر، هەستکردن و پەیوەندیی کوانتەمیComparable benchmarking · Technology readiness assessment · Security implications trackingApplied here
  2. فیزیا و زانستی کوانتەمCharacterising qubit noise · Metrology of quantum clocks · Verifying quantum effectsApplied here
  3. ئاسایشی سایبەری و کریپتۆگرافیCryptographic inventory · Migration prioritisation · QKD implementation reviewApplied here
13Where this page’s references

Where this page’s references lead.

ئەو لەش و بەڵگەنامانەی ئەم لاپەڕەیەیان لەگەڵ دەخوێنرێتەوە. دۆخ و وەشانەکان دەگۆڕێن؛ هەر بەستەرێک دەچێتە لای لەشی دەرکەر.

14پرسیارەکان

پرسیار و وەڵام.

What is quantum key distribution?
A method of generating shared encryption keys using quantum states of light, where any eavesdropping introduces detectable errors.
Is QKD unbreakable?
Its theory offers strong guarantees, but real devices have imperfections that have been attacked. Security depends on implementation, evaluation and the trusted nodes used.
Should organisations use QKD or post-quantum cryptography?
Several national agencies recommend post-quantum cryptography for most uses. QKD may suit specific links. The choice depends on threat model and agency guidance.
Is quantum key distribution unbreakable?
The ideal protocol is secure under the laws of physics, but real systems have imperfections, and trusted nodes and authentication still rely on conventional security. Unbreakable is not an accurate description of deployed systems.
Does quantum communication replace post-quantum cryptography?
No. They address different needs. Many security authorities treat post-quantum cryptography as the primary migration route, with quantum key distribution suited to specific use cases.
What is a quantum internet?
A proposed network that would distribute entanglement between distant quantum devices. It remains a long-term research goal.
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