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Building Quantum-Ready Networks for Europe: Scalable Key Distribution with Multi-Tenancy

Topic

Intelligent Systems

When & Where

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Mon, 02/23/2026 02:40 PM - 03:00 PM

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Gallery Level 3, NCC Ost

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Details

  • Format:

    Lecture

  • Language:

    English

Session description

German and European internal and external security relies on communication that remains confidential in the presence of future quantum-capable adversaries.
To prevent cryptographic breaches, quantum-safe approaches - such as Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) - must be deployed. Our expertise spans robust QKD links and novel, crypto‑agile Hardware Security Modules (HSMs) that provision, rotate, and attest keys across heterogeneous networks. 
We demonstrate an ETSI GS QKD 014–compliant key management system that federates individual QKD links into scalable key distribution networks, providing orchestration, policy control, authentication and multi‑tenancy. Use cases in government, defense, public safety and critical infrastructure ill ...

Speaker

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Frank Baer
Fraunhofer IPMS