A Practical Implementation of Quantum-Derived Keys for Secure Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications
We provide a practical implementation of a free space optical quantum key distribution (FSO-QKD) system within a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) application developed under the Innovate UK AirQKD project. The FSO-QKD system provides the quantum secure encryption keys that serve as the foundation for...
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| description | We provide a practical implementation of a free space optical quantum key distribution (FSO-QKD) system within a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) application developed under the Innovate UK AirQKD project. The FSO-QKD system provides the quantum secure encryption keys that serve as the foundation for secure communications throughout the V2I application to address known concerns over V2I security. This document includes summaries of the quantum key generation process and the deployed V2I technology. Subsequently, a high-level view of the system design, the practical experiment, and its execution are presented. Multiple AirQKD project partners developed technologies ranging from semiconductors and hardware to security protocols and software, to enable the QKD-secured V2I system. The developed technology includes a novel zero-trust security protocol used to protect the V2I communications, ensuring that spoofed V2I messages from a compromised device are not accepted by the system. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-119b118bb786487f8de102f7675e34462023-12-22T14:47:52ZengMDPI AGVehicles2624-89212023-11-01541586160410.3390/vehicles5040086A Practical Implementation of Quantum-Derived Keys for Secure Vehicle-to-Infrastructure CommunicationsDaniel S. Fowler0Carsten Maple1Gregory Epiphaniou2Secure Cyber Systems Research Group, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 8AL, UKSecure Cyber Systems Research Group, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 8AL, UKSecure Cyber Systems Research Group, WMG, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 8AL, UKWe provide a practical implementation of a free space optical quantum key distribution (FSO-QKD) system within a vehicle-to-infrastructure (V2I) application developed under the Innovate UK AirQKD project. The FSO-QKD system provides the quantum secure encryption keys that serve as the foundation for secure communications throughout the V2I application to address known concerns over V2I security. This document includes summaries of the quantum key generation process and the deployed V2I technology. Subsequently, a high-level view of the system design, the practical experiment, and its execution are presented. Multiple AirQKD project partners developed technologies ranging from semiconductors and hardware to security protocols and software, to enable the QKD-secured V2I system. The developed technology includes a novel zero-trust security protocol used to protect the V2I communications, ensuring that spoofed V2I messages from a compromised device are not accepted by the system.https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8921/5/4/86vehicular communicationscommunications securityV2I securityquantum key distributionV2I testingzero-trust architecture |
| spellingShingle | Daniel S. Fowler Carsten Maple Gregory Epiphaniou A Practical Implementation of Quantum-Derived Keys for Secure Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications Vehicles vehicular communications communications security V2I security quantum key distribution V2I testing zero-trust architecture |
| title | A Practical Implementation of Quantum-Derived Keys for Secure Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications |
| title_full | A Practical Implementation of Quantum-Derived Keys for Secure Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications |
| title_fullStr | A Practical Implementation of Quantum-Derived Keys for Secure Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Practical Implementation of Quantum-Derived Keys for Secure Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications |
| title_short | A Practical Implementation of Quantum-Derived Keys for Secure Vehicle-to-Infrastructure Communications |
| title_sort | practical implementation of quantum derived keys for secure vehicle to infrastructure communications |
| topic | vehicular communications communications security V2I security quantum key distribution V2I testing zero-trust architecture |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2624-8921/5/4/86 |
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