Quantum Level Security Code Authentication Mechanism
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional communication methods, such as TLS handshake protocols, fail to adequately secure data transmission between devices, as they rely on static encryption keys that can be compromised by malicious actors, especially with the advent of quantum computers, leading to potential information leaks and unauthorized access.
Innovation Solution
The implementation of Quantum Level Security (QLS) methods, where access-seeking and access-granting devices independently generate and compare QLS codes based on unique functions and parameters, establishing a connection without transmitting or storing encryption keys, ensuring each transaction uses a new, unique encryption key.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional TLS handshake protocols are used to encrypt data transmission, then data confidentiality is improved, but security against quantum computing attacks deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent changes the fundamental parameter of encryption from static mathematical algorithms to dynamic quantum physical states. By using quantum key distribution where encryption keys are generated and transmitted through quantum states (photons), the system achieves security that is fundamentally resistant to quantum computing attacks, as measuring quantum states collapses them and reveals eavesdropping attempts.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces conventional electronic/mathematical encryption systems with a quantum physical system. Instead of relying on computational complexity of mathematical problems, the system uses quantum mechanical principles (superposition, entanglement, measurement collapse) to create inherently secure communication channels that cannot be broken by quantum computers.
2Productivity
If static encryption keys are used for entire sessions, then communication efficiency is improved, but security against key compromise deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces dynamic key generation where encryption keys are continuously changed during communication. Quantum key distribution protocols generate new random keys for each transmission session, and the system dynamically updates keys based on quantum state measurements, ensuring that even if one key is compromised, previous and future communications remain secure.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements periodic key renewal where encryption keys are regenerated at regular intervals during communication sessions. This periodic action ensures that the window of vulnerability is minimized, and any intercepted key becomes useless after its designated time period, as new keys are continuously generated through quantum processes.
3Reliability
If encryption keys are transmitted between devices, then secure communication is established, but vulnerability to interception increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses quantum states (photons) as intermediaries to transfer encryption keys without directly transmitting the keys themselves through vulnerable channels. The quantum states carry information about the keys in a way that any measurement or interception fundamentally alters the states, alerting the communicating parties to the presence of eavesdroppers and allowing them to discard compromised keys.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent converts the harmful effect of quantum measurement (which collapses quantum states) into a beneficial security feature. Any attempt to intercept or measure the quantum key states during transmission causes detectable disturbances, transforming the potential vulnerability of quantum systems into an active detection mechanism that prevents undetected eavesdropping.
4Ease of operation
If logon information is stored for authentication, then access control is improved, but risk of unauthorized access using stolen credentials increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements self-service authentication where each device independently generates its own authentication credentials through quantum processes. Instead of relying on centralized storage of logon information that can be stolen, each device creates and manages its own quantum-based authentication keys, making credential theft ineffective as the authentication capability is inherent to the device itself rather than stored externally.
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AI summary
Disclosed herein is a method to facilitate establishing a connection between an access-seeking device and an access granting device. The method may include receiving, using a communication device, a Quantum Level Security (QLS) code from the access-seeking device. Further, the QLS code may be generated by the access-seeking device based on at least one QLS function and at least one parameter. Further, the method may include receiving, using the communication device, an independent QLS code generated by an access granting device based on the at least one QLS function and the at least one parameter. Further, the method may include comparing, using a processing device, the QLS code and the independent QLS code. Further, the method may include establishing, using the communication device, the connection between the access-seeking device and the access granting device based on a result of the comparing.