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.

量子技术既可以为我们日常生活的通信系统中的安全性提供威胁和解决方案。随着量子计算的提高，现有的确保数据的方法将过时。在并行的新量子加密方法中，正在开发有助于减轻这种威胁（例如，量子密钥分布）。这将确保我们最敏感的数据可以免受外部代理的保护，无论是国家参与者还是先进的黑客组，无论是现在还是将来。提供量子关键服务的一种建议的方法是通过卫星资产，但是要采用这些资产的安全性。该项目的目的是评估非常小的卫星（纳米卫星）的特定漏洞，以通过卫星平台对量子有效载荷进行后门攻击。纳米卫星由于其低成本而越来越多地用于商业服务，因此可以用来履行更广泛的能力（例如，可以快速，便宜地生产以平滑需求的尖峰）。要开发的方法是确保可以从平台的其余部分对量子组件进行分割，以确保平台被破坏，无法访问安全的量子信息。需要在太空环境中监视量子技术，以确保其比例不妥协。这将带来额外的好处，即允许量子子系统作为较大卫星上的二级有效载荷托管。在空间，安全性和量子域中培养丰富的经验，该项目将评估潜在的攻击向量，并提供与相关标准相一致的全面测试系统的基础演示。该程序的量子元素将是在代表性空间硬件上实现量子随机数生成器（QRNG）和量子协议处理算法。然后将定义测试点以进行威胁分析和渗透测试。这将有助于提高这些平台中的信任水平，以促进基于空间资产的量子加密和其他安全量子服务的交付。