From 7ec7b56de1de078a7f465bcc78e331173e7d79d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jaseg Date: Mon, 12 May 2025 13:01:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] WIP --- paper.tex | 31 +++++++++++++++++-------------- 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-) diff --git a/paper.tex b/paper.tex index db36a35..590925a 100644 --- a/paper.tex +++ b/paper.tex @@ -59,10 +59,11 @@ 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} @@ -140,7 +141,9 @@ sheds spread across sparsely populated areas against adversaries with advanced p 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 @@ -181,7 +184,11 @@ Where in conventional HSMs covering larger areas with a patchwork of smaller mes 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} @@ -198,14 +205,10 @@ observe the fiber's minimum bending radius, which for common fibers is usually i \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