Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Quantum key distribution node apparatus and method for quantum key distribution thereof
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Application No.: US17069073Application Date: 2020-10-13
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Publication No.: US11316677B2Publication Date: 2022-04-26
- Inventor: Haeng-Seok Ko , Se Wan Ji , Younchang Jeong , Osung Kwon , Seok Kim , Eun Ji Kim , Changho Hong , Jingak Jang , Daesung Kwon
- Applicant: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Applicant Address: KR Daejeon
- Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee: ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
- Current Assignee Address: KR Daejeon
- Agency: LRK Patent Law Firm
- Priority: KR10-2020-0082051 20200703
- Main IPC: H04L9/06
- IPC: H04L9/06 ; H04L9/08 ; H04L9/14 ; H04L9/12

Abstract:
A quantum key distribution (QKD) node apparatus and a QKD method therein. The QKD node apparatus may include a QKD module for generating quantum keys and quantum key IDs, a quantum key synchronization management module for storing the quantum keys and the quantum key IDs as outbound and inbound quantum keys in a distributed manner and sharing the outbound and inbound quantum keys with a second QKD node apparatus, and a quantum key orchestration module for delivering a master key and a master key ID to a secure application connected therewith in response to a request for the master key with the ID of a second secure application and delivering a packet including the master key encrypted with the outbound quantum key shared with the second QKD node apparatus, the master key ID, and a quantum key ID, to the second QKD node apparatus.
Public/Granted literature
- US20220006627A1 QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION NODE APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR QUANTUM KEY DISTRIBUTION THEREOF Public/Granted day:2022-01-06
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