Internet of Things and Quantum Cryptography

December 4, 2018
Cybersecurity

Internet of Things and Quantum Cryptography. The Internet of Things is driving the fourth industrial revolution; how might quantum cryptography benefit the IoT?

Report is found at Engineering.com…

“In QKD, photon-based messages collapse when intercepted, alerting the user that a hacking attempt has been made. But they are also very sensitive, and the slightest disturbance from the environment can be falsely registered as an “observation,” causing the signal beam to collapse. Because of this, QKD messages can’t travel more than 400km at most.” (Image Credit: Raj Jain/Washington University.)

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