Strenghtening Classical Symmetric Encryption with Continuous Variable Quantum Key Distribution

Thierry Debuisschert, Simon Fossier, Rosa Tualle-Brouri, Philippe Grangier, Eleni Diamanti, Anthony Leverrier, Romain Alléaume, Philippe Pache, Philippe Painchault, Paul Jouguet, Sébastien Kunz-Jacques · 2012

An improved security fast encryption prototype is implemented over field installed fibers. Continuous variable quantum key distribution produces 600 bit/sec secret keys allowing session keys renewal of classical symmetric algorithms each 10 seconds.

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