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implementations exist yet. Current practice for long-range QKD networks use physically trusted repeater stations
that convert QKD signals to (insecure) classical signals and back.
In this paper, we outline an application of the IHSM approach first proposed by \textcite{gotteCantTouchThis2022} to
QKD that bootstraps a physically secure repeater node. At the core of our proposal is a work-in-progress optical
passthrough connecting multiple optical fibers from the payload through the mesh to the outside world. Our design is
low-cost, scales to dozens of optical fibers and allows the joint pass-through of electrical connections.
In this paper, we outline an application of the IHSM approach first proposed by \textcite{gotteCantTouchThis2022}
bootstrapping a physically secure QKD repeater node. At the core of our proposal is a work-in-progress optical
passthrough connecting multiple optical fibers from the payload through the tamper sensing mesh to the outside
world. Our design is low-cost, scales to dozens of optical fibers and allows the joint pass-through of electrical
connections.
\end{abstract}
\section{Introduction}
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daunting task. Effectively, each quantum relay has to be made into a hardware security module including advanced
including active tamper sensing.
\section{Inertial Hardware Security Modules}
\section{Related Work}
\subsection{Inertial Hardware Security Modules}
As of now, QKD nodes are large, rack-mount devices. While miniaturization is ongoing, the processing requirements of
such systems alone exceed the capabilities of conventional hardware security modules. With a conventional hardware
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creating secure seams between the foils, in IHSMs, multiple PCB meshes can easily be joint into a larger mesh by simply
overlapping them, since the mesh's rotation makes any attack on such a joint exceedingly difficult.
\section{Related Work}
\subsection{Customizable tamper sensing HSMs}
\subsection{Optical slip rings}
\subsection{Long-range QKD}
\section{QKD in an IHSM}
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\section{Multi-fiber passthrough with active secondary mesh}
\textcite{gotteCantTouchThis2022} list some \emph{shielding} methods that use a independently rotating secondary
mesh on the inside of the primary mesh, located right next to the primary mesh's axis opening. In this section, we will
go into some more detail on four variations of this solution. In order of increasing complexity, these variations are a
simple disc cover, coaxial labyrinth meshes, offset labyrinth meshes, and interlocking gear meshes. We will demonstrate
a functional prototype of the simple disc cover, present a design and mechanical prototypes of the offset labyrinth
meshes, and provide details on the design of a interlocking gear mesh.
\subsection{Simple disc cover}
\textcite{gotteCantTouchThis2022} list some \emph{shielding} methods that use a independently rotating secondary tamper
sensing mesh on the inside of the primary mesh, located right next to the primary mesh's axis opening. In this paper, we
present three variations of an IHSM optical fiber pass through: A simple disc cover, offset labyrinth meshes, and
interlocking gear meshes. \subsection{Simple disc cover}
\begin{figure}[h!]
\centering