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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
May. 03, 2019
Quantumxchange, Inc., Bethesda, MD (US);
Todd McCandlish, Columbus, OH (US);
Nino Walenta, Geneva, CH;
Donald T. Hayford, Columbus, OH (US);
Grant M. Hampel, Columbus, OH (US);
QUANTUMXCHANGE, INC., Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
A tamper detecting component for a quantum communication system is a trusted node, configurable as a first endpoint trusted node, a middle-trusted node and a second endpoint trusted node. The trusted node has a tamper detection module and a secure memory. The tamper detection module deletes critical system parameters responsive to detecting physical tampering. The trusted node, as the first endpoint trusted node, exchanges a quantum key, encrypts data and transmits encrypted data. The trusted node as the middle-trusted node exchanges a quantum key, exchanges another quantum key, decrypts and re-encrypts data and transmits encrypted data. The trusted node as the second endpoint trusted node exchanges a quantum key, and decrypts data.