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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
May. 11, 2022
Ntt, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Yutaro Kiyomura, Tokyo, JP;
Sakae Chikara, Tokyo, JP;
Tetsutaro Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Koji Chida, Tokyo, JP;
Katsuyuki Natsukawa, Tokyo, JP;
Atsushi Taniguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Daisuke Shirai, Tokyo, JP;
Koichi Takasugi, Tokyo, JP;
NTT, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A key exchange system according to an aspect of the present disclosure includes: a plurality of quantum key distribution (QKD) apparatuses that executes a quantum key distribution protocol including at least error correction; and a plurality of hub apparatuses that performs encrypted communication with each other, in which each of the hub apparatuses includes a key generation unit configured to generate an encryption key for performing the encrypted communication with another hub apparatus based on information received from a corresponding one of the QKD apparatuses, and each of the QKD apparatuses includes a QKD processing unit configured to execute the quantum key distribution protocol with another QKD apparatus and generate a correction key from a ciphertext of random number information, and a first transmission unit configured to transmit information representing a result of basis reconciliation in the quantum key distribution protocol to a corresponding one of the hub apparatuses.