News tagged with key distribution

Making quantum cryptography truly secure

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is an advanced tool for secure computer-based interactions, providing confidential communication between two remote parties by enabling them to construct a shared secret key ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Jun 14, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Researchers weight safety of quantum cryptology

Scientists in Belgium and Spain have proved for the first time that new systems of quantum cryptology are much safer than current security systems. The study was published in the journal Nature Communications.

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Mar 31, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Japanese researchers succeed in quantum cryptographic key distribution from single-photon emitter at 50 km

Institute for Nano Quantum Information Electronics, The University of Tokyo, Fujitsu, and NEC Corp. today announced that they have achieved quantum cryptographic key distribution at a world-record distance ...

Physics / General Physics

created Sep 10, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Could some entangled states be useless for quantum cryptography?

(PhysOrg.com) -- One of the widely accepted properties of quantum entanglement is secrecy. Since scientists and researchers began working with quantum key distribution, entanglement has been considered an essential part of ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Jul 05, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (12) | comments 8 | with audio podcast feature

Toshiba researchers achieve new record bit rate for quantum key distribution

The Cambridge Lab of Toshiba Research Europe today announced a major breakthrough that will allow ultra-secure encryption of sensitive data sent by banks, hospitals and government organisations.

Physics / General Physics

created Apr 20, 2010 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (9) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers Set New Distance Record for Quantum Key Distribution

(PhysOrg.com) -- Quantum key distribution (QKD) could be the next commercial success of quantum physics, and a recent study has taken the field a step closer to this reality. Researchers from the University ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (14) | comments 4 feature

Researchers unite to distribute quantum keys

Researchers from across Europe have united to build the largest quantum key distribution network ever built. The efforts of 41 research and industrial organisations were realised as secure, quantum encrypted information ...

Physics / Quantum Physics

created Jul 02, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2