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Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024

Filed:

Mar. 29, 2022
Applicant:

Deutsche Telekom Ag, Bonn, DE;

Inventors:

Felix Wissel, Ober-Ramstadt, DE;

Matthias Gunkel, Darmstadt, DE;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/0858 (2013.01); H04L 9/0841 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method includes a preparation step and a key agreement step. In the preparation step, a first quantum key distribution (QKD) device at a first location and a second QKD device at a second location distant from the first location together create a quantum secured key according to a QKD protocol, and a first encryption device at the first location and a second encryption device at the second location together create a symmetrically encrypted channel between the first location and the second location using the quantum secured key. In the key agreement step, a first key agreement device at the first location and a second key agreement device at the second location together create an encryption key via the symmetrically encrypted channel.


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