Simulated environment for multiparty quantum digital signature across the network

Simulated environment for multiparty quantum digital signature across the network

연구 분야: Cryptography

학회: ARES '23: Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Availability, Reliability and Security

With the quantum computational paradigm rapidly developing across the world, new vulnerabilities on currently deployed cryptography protocols are to be taken in consideration. A possible answer to said vulnerabilities is using quantum technologies on cryptography. For a quantum-assisted cryptography protocol, key pairs can be generated via quantum state measurements. This protocol is known as quantum key distribution, of extended use for providing security against any algorithm-based attack to the keys. Ensured the key protection against eavesdroppers, a QKD-assisted protocol can focus its security analysis on party behaviour. Depending on the protocol rules and steps to follow, users can attempt attacks on it with the purpose of causing disagreement or misunderstanding between parties. In this work, we present a simulation environment for a hybrid, quantum-assisted digital signature (QDS) protocol. The configurations available for the simulated network as well as the digital signature protocol make it possible to design specific communication scenarios, such as attacks on the message integrity, forging and repudiation attempts or noisy communication across the quantum channels.