PRISMS - Protocol, Randomness & Information Security Measures for Space

PRISMS - 协议、随机性

• 批准号: 133993
• 金额: $ 56.02万
• 依托单位: CRAFT PROSPECT LTD
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: CR&D Bilateral
• 财政年份: 2020
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2020 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=133993
• 关键词: PRISMS; Protocol; Randomness; Information; Security

Quantum technologies provide both a threat to, and a solution for, ensuring security in the the communication systems which underpin our daily lives. As quantum computing increases in capability, existing methods for securing data will become obsolete. In parallel new quantum cryptographic methods are being developed which will help to mitigate this threat (for example, Quantum Key Distribution). This will ensure that our most sensitive data can be protected from external agents, be they state actors or sophisticated hacker groups, both now and in the future. A proposed method to deliver a quantum key service is through satellite assets, however for adoption, the security of these assets must be assured.This project aims to assess particular vulnerabilities of very small satellites (nanosatellites) to backdoor attacks on quantum payloads through the satellite platform. Nanosatellites are increasingly used in commercial services due to their low cost, and as such can be used to fulfil niches roles within a wider capability (e.g. can be produced quickly and cheaply to smooth spikes in demand). The approach to be developed is to ensure that quantum components can be segmented from the rest of the platform, ensuring even if the platform is breached, secure quantum information cannot be accessed. Monitoring of the quantum technologies within the space environment will be required to ensure that their proporties are uncompromised. This will have the added benefit of allowing quantum subsystems to be hosted as a secondary payload on larger satellites.Bringing together extensive experience in the space, security and quantum domains, this project will assess the potential attack vectors and provide a bench top demonstration of a fully tested system which is aligned to relevant standards. The quantum elements of the programme will be the implementation of a Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) and quantum protocol processing algorithms on representative space hardware. Test points will then be defined for threat analysis and penetration testing. This will serve to increase trust levels in these platforms to facilitate the delivery of quantum cryptography, and other secure quantum services, from space-based assets.

量子技术为确保支撑我们日常生活的通信系统的安全性提供了威胁和解决方案。随着量子计算能力的提高，现有的数据保护方法将变得过时。与此同时，正在开发新的量子加密方法，这将有助于减轻这种威胁（例如，量子密钥分发）。这将确保我们最敏感的数据可以免受外部代理人的保护，无论是现在还是将来，他们都是国家行为者或复杂的黑客组织。一个提议的方法来提供量子密钥服务是通过卫星资产，但采用，这些资产的安全性必须得到保证。该项目旨在评估非常小的卫星（纳米卫星）的特殊脆弱性，通过卫星平台对量子有效载荷进行后门攻击。超小型卫星因其成本低而越来越多地用于商业服务，因此可用于在更广泛的能力范围内发挥利基作用（例如，可快速廉价地生产，以缓解需求高峰）。要开发的方法是确保量子组件可以与平台的其余部分分开，确保即使平台被破坏，也无法访问安全的量子信息。需要对空间环境中的量子技术进行监测，以确保其性能不受损害。这将带来额外的好处，允许量子子系统作为更大卫星上的辅助有效载荷托管。该项目将汇集空间，安全和量子领域的丰富经验，评估潜在的攻击载体，并提供符合相关标准的经过充分测试的系统的台架演示。该方案的量子部分将是在有代表性的空间硬件上实施量子随机数发生器和量子协议处理算法。然后将确定测试点，用于威胁分析和渗透测试。这将有助于提高这些平台的信任水平，以促进从天基资产提供量子加密和其他安全量子服务。