This page gives an overview of the technical capabilities of the QKD-KMS
Standard Compliant interfaces
- ETSI QKD 014 interface to the application layer and to the QKD devices
- ETSI QKD 004 interface to the application layer and to the QKD devices
- ETSI QKD 004 to the QKD devices push based for reduced overhead.
- ETSI QKD 015 derived interface to an SDN Agent
Applied Projects
- DISCRETION – QKD for an SDN managed network in a military context.
- QCI-CAT – the Austrian part of the EuroQCI with up to 10 nodes.
- Quarter – increasing the TRL of QKD solutions.
- eCAUSIS – KMS deployment within QKD device with a strong focus on certification and secure development process.
- ANQUOR Exploration and demonstration of future European military quantum communications capabilities with quantum technology
Integrated with commercial QKD devices
Tested integration with:
- LuxQuanta® NOVA LQ®
- Quantum Optics Jena product line “PAM”
- KEEQuant Andariel
- Think Quantum QUKY
Upcoming integrations:
- ID Quantique Cerberis
Development process
The QKD-KMS is developed following modern and industry grade best practices for secure software development and several tools from an extensive test suite to tools for code analysis aid the developers in this process. Unit-tests running in the CI pipeline are maintained during development at a high coverage. Integration tests and test deployment in a QKD network simulation are executed as well. Modern secure implementation techniques are applied. A zero-warning policy is in place and the CI pipeline executes a respected static code analysis tool at every commit. A dynamic code analysis tool is also used.
SDN managed
The in-house SDN Agent and Controller can manage and monitor the KMS instances in the network. Selecting the key relay paths, the connected QKD devices and monitor Key availability and rates (as seen in the screenshot)
It also supports non-SDN managed static configurations.