683 research outputs found
Energy efficient mining on a quantum-enabled blockchain using light
We outline a quantum-enabled blockchain architecture based on a consortium of
quantum servers. The network is hybridised, utilising digital systems for
sharing and processing classical information combined with a fibre--optic
infrastructure and quantum devices for transmitting and processing quantum
information. We deliver an energy efficient interactive mining protocol enacted
between clients and servers which uses quantum information encoded in light and
removes the need for trust in network infrastructure. Instead, clients on the
network need only trust the transparent network code, and that their devices
adhere to the rules of quantum physics. To demonstrate the energy efficiency of
the mining protocol, we elaborate upon the results of two previous experiments
(one performed over 1km of optical fibre) as applied to this work. Finally, we
address some key vulnerabilities, explore open questions, and observe
forward--compatibility with the quantum internet and quantum computing
technologies.Comment: 25 pages, 5 figure
A Low-Cost Unified Experimental FPGA Board for Cryptography Applications
This paper describes the evaluation of available
experimental boards, the comparison of their supported set
of experiments and other aspects. The second part of this
evaluation is focused on the design process of the PCB (Printed
Circuit Board) for an FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array)
based cryptography environment suitable for evaluating the latest
trends in the IC (Integrated Circuit) security like Side–Channel
Attacks (SCA) or Physically Unclonable Function (PUF). It
leads to many criteria affecting the design process and also the
suitability for evaluating and measuring results of the attacks and
their countermeasures. The developed system should be open,
versatile and unrestricted by the U.S. law [1]
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