Researchers demonstrate compact quantum random number generation using metasurface-based graph-theoretic framework, achieving polarization-independent certified randomness resistant to entanglement-based attacks without complex optics.

Researchers demonstrate compact quantum random number generation using metasurface-based graph-theoretic framework, achieving polarization-independent certified randomness resistant to entanglement-based attacks without complex optics.
First machine-verified finite-key security proof for BB84 quantum key distribution achieving composable security against coherent attacks. Improves entropy bounds and releases open-source Lean library for formal quantum cryptography.
QIAP combines classical secret-based authentication with BB84 quantum key distribution for hybrid security. Protocol rejected all 1,000 wrong-secret attempts while clearly distinguishing eavesdropped vs. clean quantum channels via QBER monitoring.
Editorial examines how adversaries are exploiting current cryptographic vulnerabilities to steal data for future decryption when quantum computers arrive, not waiting for Q-Day.
NEAR Protocol unveils quantum-secure infrastructure through Quantus Network integration, enabling confidential trading across 30+ blockchains with quantum-resistant ML-DSA signatures—no asset migration needed.
Coinbase is proactively working to safeguard its ~5% Bitcoin holdings against potential quantum computing threats, addressing a critical vulnerability in cryptocurrency security.
Novel framework leverages group symmetry to design secure communication codes for quantum wiretap channels, proving multi-use rates exceed single-use capacity through correlated preprocessing and achieving explicit nonadditivity bounds.
SpecterAI Quantum Security delivered a post-quantum cryptography workshop at the Asia Fintech Forum, advancing quantum-safe banking practices across the financial sector.
New framework for unitary complexity reveals surprising links between quantum cryptography and classical computational hardness, showing quantum commitments require solving decade-old complexity theory problems.
Novel quantum voting protocol enables voters to select multiple candidates while maintaining anonymity, verified correctness, and self-tallying via n-particle entangled states—addressing a key limitation of prior quantum voting schemes.
Researchers implemented QKD on Purdue's research reactor, establishing experimentally verified bounds for integrating quantum cryptography into real-time industrial control systems. Results show 24-min minimum lead time at 120 km, <10 min below 95 km.
Proves fidelity of private communication codes decays exponentially above channel capacity for all degradable quantum channels, establishing exponential strong converse with single joint infidelity criterion.
Constructs efficient one-time memory using BB84 states in CAROM, achieving exponential security against quantum adversaries with classical oracle queries. Addresses limitations of NISQ-based assumptions for early fault-tolerant quantum computers.
Method for converting classical free-space optical link budgets to certified finite-key lengths using decoy-state BB84, enabling deployment across satellite, drone, HAP, and terrestrial quantum key distribution systems with explicit security bounds.
Quantum communication enables surprising failure of parallel repetition in games: a quantum game unwinnable in single instance can be perfectly won when repeated, as parallel copies provide additional entanglement resources exploitable across rounds.
Establishes exact data-processing region for quantum conditional Rényi entropies, proving conjectured sharpness of parameter constraints and proving rigidity of entropic duality relations through novel transfer principles and test-state methods.
Nanjing University demonstrates asynchronous measurement-device-independent quantum cryptography connecting three users, achieving 59.6 dB loss tolerance and improving key rates, advancing toward scalable quantum networks.
Jeongho Bang established η≃0.11 security threshold for BB84 protocol, linking PAC learning with quantum key distribution. This creates verifiable security conditions for quantum-protected machine learning within practical sample budgets.
NetSfere unveiled Federations, a federated enterprise platform using ML-KEM 1024 post-quantum encryption to secure inter-organizational communication, addressing rising vulnerabilities in cross-company messaging.
Mixed-state quantum protocols outperform classical and pure-state schemes for Rabin oblivious transfer across broader parameter ranges, advancing quantum cryptographic primitives.