Common Randomness Generation for Information Theoretic Security in Post-Quantum Internet of Things

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Abstract

With rapid advances made in quantum computing, information theoretic security is of paramount importance for Internet of Things (IoT), particularly for low-powered devices like sensors and actuators, where there is generally little to no room for complex security features. Common Randomness (CR) can be considered as a resource, that can be used for adding information theoretic security to the IoT systems. The most desired CR is a lengthy CR with uniform distribution. In this study, we design and implement channel reciprocity based CR using a Software Defined Radio (SDR). Furthermore, we also implement Quantum Entanglement (QE) assisted CR generation scheme and compare it against the classical channel reciprocity based scheme. The evaluation of both CR generation schemes has been carried out on the basis of National Institute for Statistical Tests (NIST) and bit discrepancy results. We show that QE assisted CR generation is more efficient compared to channel reciprocity based CR, in terms of generating uniformly distributed CR, if the latter is observing slow fading channel.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
Pages1-6
ISBN (electronic)979-8-3503-1161-7
Publication statusPublished - 2023
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesIEEE World Forum on Internet of Things (WF-IoT)

Conference

Title9th IEEE World Forum on Internet of Things
SubtitleThe Blue Planet: A Marriage of Sea and Space
Abbreviated titleWF-IoT 2023
Conference number9
Duration12 - 27 October 2023
Website
LocationAveiro Congress Center & Online
CityAveiro
CountryPortugal

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0001-8469-9573/work/162348281

Keywords

Keywords

  • Common randomness, physical layer security, post-shannon communication, quantum correlations, quantum entanglement, software defined radio