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Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 03, 2024
Applicant:

Mastercard International Incorporated, Purchase, NY (US);

Inventors:

Jaipal Singh Kumawat, Rajasthan, IN;

Avinash Upadhyay, Noida, IN;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/0852 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for improved security in blockchains using quantum key distribution includes: storing a first cryptographic key; establishing a first communication channel with an external device; generating a second cryptographic key over the first communication channel using quantum key distribution; encrypting a data set using the second cryptographic key; generating a blockchain data entry including at least the encrypted data set; and transmitting the blockchain data entry to a blockchain node in a blockchain network causing the blockchain node to verify the blockchain data entry and add the blockchain data entry into a new block added to a blockchain associated with the blockchain network.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Kumawat, Jaipal. (2025). Method and system for quantum key distribution (qkd) within blockchain platforms (U.S. Patent No. 12457100). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12457100

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