The work is specifying QKD system interfaces, implementation security requirements and optical characterization of QKD systems and their components. We are contributing towards making QKD a …

The present document is applicable to a pair of QKD modules operating a prepare and measure QKD protocol that can form a complete QKD system when connected by an appropriate point-to-point …

Apr 27, 2023 · ETSI has just released a Protection Profile (PP) for the security evaluation of quantum key distribution (QKD) modules, ETSI GS QKD 016. This Protection Profile is a first and anticipates …

Nov 25, 2025 · We updated our specification on the properties of the components and internal interfaces of QKD systems and looked towards a certification process by developing work on implementation …

Anticipating the need for quantum safe cryptography, the new ETSI specification will help manufacturers to submit pairs of ‘prepare and measure’ QKD modules for evaluation under a security certification …

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ISG QKD published the first version of its Protection Profile for a Pair of QKD modules last year; now updated to conform to CC:2022 and CEM:2022 revision 1 and certified by BSI (Germany)

Finally, our protocol relies on QKD for key sharing between the two partici-pants, but any solution allowing a random secret to be established between the two remote KMEs is possible.

Objective: To introduce ETSI members to the initiative of integrating QKD functionalities within the Teraflow SDN controller, aligning with ETSI GS QKD 015 standards for managing QKD keys and …

The present document is applicable to a pair of QKD modules operating a prepare and measure QKD protocol that can form a complete QKD system when connected by an appropriate point-to-point …