Systems and methods for enabling secured communications between non-quantum equipped devices and quantum equipped devices

Abstract

A quantum communication system for enabling secured communications between non-quantum equipped and quantum equipped devices comprises a non-quantum equipped network device configured to transmit a connection request, a quantum authentication server configured to verify a connection between the non-quantum equipped network device and a quantum network gateway, the quantum network gateway enabling communications between the non-quantum equipped network device and the quantum authentication server. The quantum network gateway includes at least one quantum processor, and a quantum application, which when executed by the quantum processor, cause the quantum application to receive, from the non-quantum equipped network device, a request to communicate with an application server, generate a quantum token, transmit the quantum token to the quantum authentication server for authentication of the communication request, and set up, a communication tunnel between the quantum network gateway and the application server for communicating on behalf of the non-quantum equipped network device.