Quantum Entanglement Random Number Generation for Secure Session Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current session authentication methods rely on pseudo-random number generation, which are vulnerable to attacks due to increased computing power, especially with the threat of quantum computing, making it difficult to generate secure session keys that cannot be guessed or deciphered by third parties.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of quantum entanglement random number generation (QERNG) systems that generate and measure entangled quantum particles to introduce true randomness into the session key generation process, ensuring secure session authentication between physically distant computing devices without sharing the cryptographic key.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If pseudo-random number generation is used for session key generation, then the system is easy to implement and computationally efficient, but the security is compromised due to predictability and vulnerability to brute force attacks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces classical pseudo-random number generation mechanisms with quantum mechanical processes. Specifically, it uses quantum entanglement and measurement outcomes to generate true random numbers for session keys, substituting the deterministic classical system with a fundamentally probabilistic quantum system that cannot be predicted or reproduced by attackers
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter of randomness from pseudo-random (deterministic but unpredictable) to true random (inherently unpredictable). By utilizing quantum measurement outcomes and entanglement properties, the system transforms the nature of random number generation from a computational problem to a physical phenomenon that cannot be replicated
2Reliability
If true random number generation using quantum entanglement is implemented, then the session key security is significantly improved against quantum attacks, but the system complexity and implementation difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces quantum entangled particles as intermediaries to establish secure communication between distant devices. The entangled particles serve as a mediator that enables correlated random number generation at remote locations without requiring direct quantum communication channels, simplifying the overall system deployment
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses quantum entanglement to create correlated copies of random number sequences at distant locations. By measuring entangled particles at different sites, the system generates identical random number sequences without transmitting the actual random data, enabling secure key generation while maintaining simplicity
3Ease of operation
If quantum entanglement particles are used for random number generation at distant devices, then the session keys can be accurately reproduced without key sharing, but the requirement for quantum particle distribution and synchronization increases system complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the quantum entanglement system into separate distributed components, with entangled particles distributed to different devices. Each device independently performs measurements on its local particles, eliminating the need for complex centralized quantum control while maintaining the ability to generate correlated random numbers
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach provides a secure and quantum-resistant method for session authentication, preventing key reproduction by malicious attackers and ensuring the session keys are accurately reproduced at distant devices, enhancing the security of communication channels against quantum computer threats.
Implementation Method 1
generate a quantum entanglement random number based on a subset of a first set of entangled quantum particles associated with a first computing device. Each entangled quantum particle in the first set of entangled quantum particles may be entangled with a respective entangled quantum particle in a second set of entangled quantum particles associated with a second computing device
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AI summary
Systems, apparatuses, methods, and computer program products are disclosed for quantum entanglement random number generation (QERNG). An example method for QERNG includes, among other operations, receiving a quantum computing (QC) detection alert control signal, a leakage alert control signal, or a tampering alert control signal; and in response to receipt of the QC detection alert control signal, the leakage alert control signal, or the tampering alert control signal, and within a defined duration of time corresponding to an associated QC threat, measuring at least a subset of a first set of entangled quantum particles, wherein one or more quantum particles in the first set of quantum particles is entangled with a respective quantum particle in a second set of quantum particles associated with a second computing system.