Post-Quantum Cryptography: What Advancements in Quantum Computing Mean for IT Professionals

Mailloux, Logan O.; Lewis, Charlton D.; Riggs, Casey; Grimaila, Michael R.

doi:10.1109/mitp.2016.77

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“…Quantum computers are currently in development. Due to their way of operating, they will be able to process tasks significantly faster than conventional computers (Ernst, Warnke and Schröter 2020;Mailloux et al 2016). They are not yet available for widespread use and it is unclear when exactly they will be (Dyakonov 2018;Mailloux et al 2016;Mohr et al 2021), but they already pose a danger to data security now.…”

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“…Due to their way of operating, they will be able to process tasks significantly faster than conventional computers (Ernst, Warnke and Schröter 2020;Mailloux et al 2016). They are not yet available for widespread use and it is unclear when exactly they will be (Dyakonov 2018;Mailloux et al 2016;Mohr et al 2021), but they already pose a danger to data security now. The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has the hypothesis that cryptographically relevant quantum computers will be available after 2030, although that date shouldn't be interpreted as a prognosis but rather as a benchmark for risk assessment (BSI 2021).…”

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The Outlook of German Companies on IT-Security and Their Readiness for Quantum Computing

Schindler¹

2022

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advanced Research in Social Sciences

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Quantum computers are currently in development. As soon as they are available for widespread use, they can offer great benefits for companies. However, they can also pose dangers to information security. Because of this, protection measures are needed. To gain an insight into the outlook and knowledge of companies on quantum computing and their internal decision processes when establishing new technologies, qualitative interviews were conducted. Because not all companies know about quantum computing, the questions were designed without necessary previous knowledge in mind. Additionally, an employee of the German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) was asked for their opinions. Many of the interviewed companies were not well informed about quantum computing and some lacked preparation of their general IT security. However, they had ideas how they could utilize such a much more powerful computer in the future. To gauge how quantum-secure measures could be implemented among companies, the companies were asked about their decision criteria when deciding on implementing a new technology. Their answers often included price and distribution, functions of the technology and external influences like other companies or guidelines from the government. To support the transition to quantum computer-safe cryptography in companies, different areas of action are examined. Supporting the availability of relevant use cases, market incubation and standards, collaboration between companies and education among them can help in pushing the spread of post-quantum security in companies in the future.

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The Outlook of German Companies on IT-Security and Their Readiness for Quantum Computing

Schindler¹

2022

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Advanced Research in Social Sciences

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“…Quantum processors have powerful calculation capabilities and can dramatically decrease the time to break existing encryption algorithms [29][30][31][32]. According to [32], half of the existing encryption algorithms will become useless because of quantum computing attacks.…”

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Toward Quantum Secured Distributed Energy Resources: Adoption of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)

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Quantum computing is a game-changing technology that affects modern cryptography and security systems including distributed energy resources (DERs) systems. Since the new quantum era is coming soon in 5–10 years, it is crucial to prepare and develop quantum-safe DER systems. This paper provides a comprehensive review of vulnerabilities caused by quantum computing attacks, potential defense strategies, and remaining challenges for DER networks. First, new security vulnerabilities and attack models of the cyber-physical DER systems caused by quantum computing attacks are explored. Moreover, this paper introduces potential quantum attack defense strategies including Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), which can be applied to DER networks and evaluates defense strategies. Finally, remaining research opportunities and challenges for next-generation quantum-safe DER are discussed.

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“…While there have been already several promising applications of quantum programming to the resolution of various problems in the fields of machine learning [14], optimization [15], cryptography [16], and chemistry [17], the development of large-scale quantum software seems to be still far from being a reality. In this respect, researchers such as Piattini et al [3,18,19], Moguel et al [20], and Zhao [21] advocated the need for a brand new scientific discipline able to rework and extend the classical software engineering into the quantum domain.…”

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Software Engineering for Quantum Programming: How Far Are We?

Stefano¹,

Pecorelli²,

Nucci³

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Quantum computing is no longer only a scientific interest but is rapidly becoming an industrially available technology that can potentially overcome the limits of classical computation. Over the last years, all major companies have provided frameworks and programming languages that allow developers to create their quantum applications. This shift has led to the definition of a new discipline called quantum software engineering, which is demanded to define novel methods for engineering large-scale quantum applications. While the research community is successfully embracing this call, we notice a lack of systematic investigations into the state of the practice of quantum programming. Understanding the challenges that quantum developers face is vital to precisely define the aims of quantum software engineering. Hence, in this paper, we first mine all the GitHub repositories that make use of the most used quantum programming frameworks currently on the market and then conduct coding analysis sessions to produce a taxonomy of the purposes for which quantum technologies are used. In the second place, we conduct a survey study that involves the contributors of the considered repositories, which aims to elicit the developers' opinions on the current adoption and challenges of quantum programming. On the one hand, the results highlight that the current adoption of quantum programming is still limited. On the other hand, there are many challenges that the software engineering community should carefully consider: these do not strictly pertain to technical concerns but also socio-technical matters.

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Post-Quantum Cryptography: What Advancements in Quantum Computing Mean for IT Professionals

Cited by 40 publications

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The Outlook of German Companies on IT-Security and Their Readiness for Quantum Computing

The Outlook of German Companies on IT-Security and Their Readiness for Quantum Computing

Toward Quantum Secured Distributed Energy Resources: Adoption of Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) and Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)

Software Engineering for Quantum Programming: How Far Are We?

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