Quantum cryptographic system ViPNet Quandor passed tests in St. Petersburg IAC

2021: Completion of tests of quantum cryptographic system ViPNet Quandor

On March 29, 2021, InfoTEKS announced the completion of tests of the quantum system ViPNet Quandor, conducted on the basis of the St. Petersburg Information and Analytical Center (St. Petersburg IAC) at the end of 2020.

The purpose of the tests was to verify the possibility of protecting the transmitted information between two trusted networks using quantum key distribution (QC) technology and the introduction of such systems into the existing infrastructure SPb IAC.

Cryptographic systems using AAC technology are designed to ensure the protection of confidential information, therefore they are required to meet key criteria: be of domestic production and comply with the requirements of the FSB of Russia for cryptographic information protection tools. For testing in SPb IAC, the InfoTEX Quandor ViPNet was selected, which meets all the above criteria.

ViPNetQuandor is a quantum cryptographic key generation and distribution system that executes a quantum key distribution protocol and supplies cryptographic information protection means with secret encryption keys. The use of AAC nullifies the possibility of intervention by a potential attacker, since the exchange of quantum states cannot go unnoticed, because any attempt to measure the parameters of the quantum state leads to its distortion, explained in InfoTEKS.

According to the company, the tests of the quantum system ViPNet Quandor within the framework of the SPb IAC infrastructure have been completed successfully, which allows us to consider the possibility of using domestic quantum developments to ensure information security.

"We see that interest in the topic of quantum technologies is growing. Not so long ago, we announced the launch of a joint project with the center of quantum technologies of Moscow State University to launch a line of secure quantum telephony using our joint development - a quantum cryptographic system ViPNet QSS, operating in the star topology, "said Dmitry Gusev, Deputy General Director of InfoTEKS. - And now we are ready to report successfully completed tests of another quantum system ViPNet Quandor, operating in a point-to-point topology. Each such project adds confidence that there is a great future for quantum technologies in Russia. "