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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2024
The Arizona Board of Regents on Behalf of Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Bertrand F. Cambou, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
ARIZONA BOARD OF REGENTS ON BEHALF OF NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY, Flagstaff, AZ (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for performing secure quantum key distribution (QKD) while detecting photon interception and eavesdropping. A first computing device generates a challenge set using a secret seed, applies the challenges to its CRP, and receives an ordered set n responses. Those responses are sent under a QKD protocol. The second computing device generates the same challenges and recovers the same responses with a mirror CRP mechanism. The second device identifies generated responses that match received responses. Bit errors in these matching response pairs provide a measured of BER on the channel. BER that is significantly above a nominal BER indicates eavesdropping.
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