Detector Monitoring

Detector monitoring employs various testing and monitoring functions to ensure correct operation and detect potential malicious activities within quantum detection systems.
 


QID: CM-0017
Tier: T0
Type: Quantum
Tactic: Detect
Created: 2024-03-02
Updated: 2024-05-08

Technique → Countermeasures

List of techniques where this countermeasure can be applied.

Items: 4
Description Technique

Monitoring of various aspects of the detector

Blinding Attack with Faked States

Randomly assign double clicks to a single click [Beaudry2008,Fung2011].

Double-Click Attack

Monitoring of the detector for unusual signals.

Quantum Trojan-Horse Attack (THA)

Hardware self-characterisation and monitoring, especially on the receiver side.

Laser Damage Attack on Quantum Communication Systems