BTS Internships

Setting up a national quantum key distribution network

Sam KAFAÏ ( Promotion: BCYB24 )

Company: Restena

2, place de l’Université, L-4365 Esch-sur-Alzette

Contact: Stefan WINTER
Title: Chief Technology Officer
Email: stefan.winter@restena.lu
Phone: 42 44 091

Description:
Restena will bring into service a national network for securely sharing quantum-derived encryption key material (a QKD, Quantum Key Distribution, network). This work is part of two European-scale projects funded by the European Commission under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF).
The network comprises key distribution over fiber-optic as well as free-space network segments.
Beyond the mere on-link derivation of key material using QKD hardware, the network includes Key Management Systems (KMS), in the form of specialised open-source software, and a Quantum Domain Controller (QDC) for the national coordination and interconnection of nodes.
All these components together enable the establishment of quantum-secure symmetric encryption keys between arbitrary endpoint of the network, enabling end-to-end encryption of traffic for arbitrary upper layers (MACsec, VPN, HTTPS, ...).

Tools:

Period: 1774828800 – 1781913600

Tutor: Marc LUDWIG