Canada-UK Quantum Technologies call: Building a standardised quantum-safe networking architecture

量子计算已经从学术实验室走向商业化。虽然这对大多数能够利用量子技术的行业来说是个好消息，但现在用于保护私人和重要数据的网络安全产品面临着“量子威胁”。 有一些网络安全工具可以抵御量子计算。这些技术包括量子密钥分发(QKD)和后量子加密(PQC)技术。这些工具通常不会单独使用，它们包含在更大的安全网络和更广泛的网络安全产品中。 加拿大和英国在量子安全研究和开发方面拥有丰富的传统，该项目旨在将两国的一些产品和设计结合起来，以开发基于量子安全技术安全原则的加拿大-英国安全网络。

Quantum computing has moved from academic labs to commercialization. While this is good news for most industries able to leverage quantum technology, there is now a 'quantum threat' to cybersecurity products that are used to protect private and important data. There are cybersecurity tools that are resilient against quantum computation. These include Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) and Post Quantum Cryptography (PQC) technologies. These tools are typically not used on their own, they are ingredients contained in larger secure networks and broader cybersecurity product offerings. Canada and the UK have a rich heritage of quantum-safe research and development, and this project aims to bring together some of these products and designs from both countries and combine them in order to develop a Canadian-UK secure network built on the security principles of quantum-safe technologies.