| Tackling Denial of Service Attacks on Key Management in Software-Defined Quantum Key Distribution Networks
- Miralem Mehic, Stefan Rass, Emir Dervisevic, Miroslav Voznak
- 2022
Abstract
A QKD network provides an additional security layer for IT-secure cryptographic key distribution that is added to existing conventional networks. Thus, QKD network components must be resilient to security challenges from conventional network environments. This paper provided a novel solution for designing a Key Management System resistant to DoS attacks. Our solution allows applications to function securely in environments with fewer keys. In addition, we have provided approaches for allocating and managing QKD resources to avoid malicious key reservations. Simulation experiments verified the proposed solutions.
Note
Open-access copy read for this review from the VSB Technical University of Ostrava institutional repository, handle http://hdl.handle.net/10084/148956, published in IEEE Access under CC BY-NC-ND. The publisher page sits behind an authentication gateway, and Unpaywall, CORE and IEEE Xplore all failed on the first attempt; the repository is the route that works.
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