Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Commodity Security Protocols: Introduction and Integration

We present an overview of quantum key distribution (QKD), a secure key exchange method based on the quantum laws of physics rather than computational complexity. We also provide an overview of the two most widely used commodity security protocols, IPsec and TLS. Pursuing a key exchange model, we propose how QKD could be integrated into these security applications. For such a QKD integration we propose a support layer that provides a set of common QKD services between the QKD protocol and the security applicationsComment: 12Page

A Study of Key Management for Encrypted Storage in Storage Area Network

As secure storage becomes more pervasive throughout the enterprise, the focus quickly moves from implementing encrypting storage devices to establishing effective and secure key management policies. Without the proper key generation, distribution, storage, and recovery, valuable data will be eventually compromised [9]. Although a considerable amount of research has been dedicated to encryption algorithms in the past decades, key management becomes an issue due to the quantity of data. For example, with millions of data you will need million set of keys. To manage and keep track of these keys, complexity and operational inefficiency becomes an issue. How to manage keys becomes a challenging task. Adequate understanding of these new challenges is essential to effectively devise new key management policies and mechanisms to guard against them. We discuss many of these methods in this new context to fill this gap.Storage Security, Key Management, Storage Area Network

Transparent authentication methodology in electronic education

In the context of on-line assessment in e-learning, a problem arises when a student taking an exam may wish to cheat by handing over personal credentials to someone else to take their place in an exam, Another problem is that there is no method for signing digital content as it is being produced in a computerized environment. Our proposed solution is to digitally sign the participant’s work by embedding voice samples in the transcript paper at regular intervals. In this investigation, we have demonstrated that a transparent stenographic methodology will provide an innovative and practical solution for achieving continuous authentication in an online educational environment by successful insertion and extraction of audio digital signatures