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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 13, 2020
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, Daejeon, KR;
Haeng-Seok Ko, Daejeon, KR;
Se Wan Ji, Daejeon, KR;
Younchang Jeong, Daejeon, KR;
Osung Kwon, Daejeon, KR;
Seok Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Eun Ji Kim, Daejeon, KR;
Changho Hong, Daejeon, KR;
Jingak Jang, Daejeon, KR;
Daesung Kwon, Daejeon, KR;
ELECTRONICS AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH INSTITUTE, Daejeon, KR;
Abstract
A quantum key distribution (QKD) node apparatus and a QKD method therein. The QKD node apparatus may include a QKD module for generating quantum keys and quantum key IDs, a quantum key synchronization management module for storing the quantum keys and the quantum key IDs as outbound and inbound quantum keys in a distributed manner and sharing the outbound and inbound quantum keys with a second QKD node apparatus, and a quantum key orchestration module for delivering a master key and a master key ID to a secure application connected therewith in response to a request for the master key with the ID of a second secure application and delivering a packet including the master key encrypted with the outbound quantum key shared with the second QKD node apparatus, the master key ID, and a quantum key ID, to the second QKD node apparatus.