Tackling Denial of Service Attacks on Key Management in Software-Defined Quantum Key Distribution Networks
A QKD network provides an additional security layer for IT-secure cryptographic key distribution that is added to existing conventional networks. Thus, QKD network components must be resilient to security challenges from conventional network environments. This paper provided a novel solution for des...
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| author | Miralem Mehic Stefan Rass Emir Dervisevic Miroslav Voznak |
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| description | A QKD network provides an additional security layer for IT-secure cryptographic key distribution that is added to existing conventional networks. Thus, QKD network components must be resilient to security challenges from conventional network environments. This paper provided a novel solution for designing a Key Management System resistant to DoS attacks. Our solution allows applications to function securely in environments with fewer keys. In addition, we have provided approaches for allocating and managing QKD resources to avoid malicious key reservations. Simulation experiments verified the proposed solutions. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b3c1bef0bf3e436cbaf98484511968642022-12-22T03:34:45ZengIEEEIEEE Access2169-35362022-01-011011051211052010.1109/ACCESS.2022.32145119919155Tackling Denial of Service Attacks on Key Management in Software-Defined Quantum Key Distribution NetworksMiralem Mehic0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2697-1756Stefan Rass1Emir Dervisevic2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7981-7739Miroslav Voznak3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5135-7980Department of Telecommunications, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaVSB–Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, CzechiaDepartment of Telecommunications, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, University of Sarajevo, Sarajevo, Bosnia and HerzegovinaVSB–Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava, CzechiaA QKD network provides an additional security layer for IT-secure cryptographic key distribution that is added to existing conventional networks. Thus, QKD network components must be resilient to security challenges from conventional network environments. This paper provided a novel solution for designing a Key Management System resistant to DoS attacks. Our solution allows applications to function securely in environments with fewer keys. In addition, we have provided approaches for allocating and managing QKD resources to avoid malicious key reservations. Simulation experiments verified the proposed solutions.https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9919155/Quantum key distribution networksquality of servicesimulationsnetworking |
| spellingShingle | Miralem Mehic Stefan Rass Emir Dervisevic Miroslav Voznak Tackling Denial of Service Attacks on Key Management in Software-Defined Quantum Key Distribution Networks IEEE Access Quantum key distribution networks quality of service simulations networking |
| title | Tackling Denial of Service Attacks on Key Management in Software-Defined Quantum Key Distribution Networks |
| title_full | Tackling Denial of Service Attacks on Key Management in Software-Defined Quantum Key Distribution Networks |
| title_fullStr | Tackling Denial of Service Attacks on Key Management in Software-Defined Quantum Key Distribution Networks |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tackling Denial of Service Attacks on Key Management in Software-Defined Quantum Key Distribution Networks |
| title_short | Tackling Denial of Service Attacks on Key Management in Software-Defined Quantum Key Distribution Networks |
| title_sort | tackling denial of service attacks on key management in software defined quantum key distribution networks |
| topic | Quantum key distribution networks quality of service simulations networking |
| url | https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9919155/ |
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