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ETSI Unveils First Ever QKD Protection Profile

On 27 April, the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) released the world’s first Protection Profile (PP) for Quantum Key Distribution, anticipating the need for quantum-safe cryptography. This ETSI specification will help manufacturers submit QKD modules for security certification, ensuring that telecom operators and enterprises can protect their networks with certified products. This PP, which defines generic security functional … Continue reading

18-May-2023 Blog, ID Quantique, Security

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IDQ and UNIGE Set New QKD Performance Record

A team from ID Quantique (IDQ), together with the University of Geneva (UNIGE), has succeeded in increasing the processing speed of superconducting nanowire detectors by a factor of twenty. This innovation makes it possible to achieve world best performances in low-light applications including quantum communications. This research was published in article, entitled “Fast single-photon detectors … Continue reading

27-Mar-2023 Blog, ID Quantique, Security

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Unravelling the Chinese Factoring Algorithm: Is Our Current Encryption Still Safe?

A recent article, posted on the physics ArXiv by Chinese researchers, has caused quite a buzz in the quantum world. These researchers claim to have discovered a new factoring algorithm, which is sublinear in the number of qubits it requires. What does this mean? Well, in one instance they demonstrated factoring of a 48-bit integer (261980999226229) … Continue reading

13-Feb-2023 Blog, ID Quantique, Security

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Quantum Cryptography (or Quantum Key Distribution)

Today, we are on the edge of a quantum revolution. The advent of quantum computers in the coming years will give mankind access to unparalleled processing power with all the advantages that this brings. However, this tremendous opportunity comes with a corresponding threat. The very same power of the quantum computer will render much of … Continue reading

24-Jan-2023 Blog, ID Quantique, Security

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Can I Trust You? Let’s Flip a Coin

How can two mistrustful parties fairly toss a coin? As it turns out, this problem of weak coin flipping (WCF) is a fundamental cryptographic primitive, where quantum WCF can achieve theoretically perfect information security over modern communication networks. In a recent paper, researchers from Sorbonne Université, the University of Vienna, California Institute of Technology and … Continue reading

18-Dec-2022 Blog, Detectors, ID Quantique

ID Quantique Receives Impact Award from Unitec

Since its inception, the technology transfer office of the Université de Genève, Unitec, has demonstrated an instrumental role in transferring technologies from the laboratory towards the marketplace by working with start-up companies as well as existing companies in Switzerland, Europe and the rest of the world. On the occasion of its 20th anniversary, Unitec has awarded … Continue reading

24-Jul-2019 Blog, Detectors, ID Quantique, Lasers

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