Quantum Channel Dazzling

Threat actors may attempt to dazzle the quantum communication receiver, causing high noise on a single photon detector. Note that dazzling is the equivalent of jamming from the radio frequencies but in the optical domain.


Literature

[Gozzard2021] D. R. Gozzard, S. Walsh, and T. Weinhold. "Vulnerability of Satellite Quantum Key Distribution to Disruption from Ground-Based Lasers" In: Sensors 21, 23. (2021) 10.3390/s21237904.
[Krelina2023] M. Krelina. "Quantum Communication Countermeasures" (2023) 10.48550/arXiv.2310.08728. arXiv:arXiv:2310.08728 [quant-ph].

QID: A-0039
Tier: T0
Type: Classical
Tactic: Execution
Created: 2024-01-19
Updated: 2024-08-14

Technique → Countermeasures

List of countermeasures applicable to this technique.

Items: 4
Description Countermeasure

Detector with time gating.

Use of wavelength (spectral) and spatial filter.

Optimal quantum communication devices design.

Quantum network rerouting.