Bosch Introduces Data Protection Algorithms Against Quantum Attacks

One of the projects of the Russian Quantum Center, developer of software solutions for information

security based on quantum-resistantcryptography QApp, analyzed how the Bosch group of companies can protect their own information systems from cyber attacks using quantum computers. The specialists proposed suitable protection algorithms to the industrial partner, and also presented the results of their work in one of the scientific journals of the international publishing house SpringerOpen and at the International Conference on Quantum Technologies ICQT-2021, which is being held as part of the Year of Science and Technology.

Quantum computers represent a seriousa threat to public key cryptography protocols, an information security method that is used almost everywhere today. QApp's team of researchers, application security engineers, developers and other specialists has identified potential information security bottlenecks in Bosch's existing public key infrastructure (PKI) models. The focus of the project was to develop requirements for the rapid transition of systems to solutions that are resistant to attacks from both classical and quantum computers.

As a result, the global technology and service providerin the field of automotive and industrial technologies, consumer products, construction and packaging technologies, received practical recommendations for protecting critical data. Bosch will be able to use them to enhance the security of a various range of information systems, including industrial Internet of things solutions.

Information security issues inthe era of quantum computers are important - especially for manufacturing companies with a high degree of process informatization. An analysis of the early transition to solutions that are resistant to attacks using quantum computers is required. Together with colleagues from Bosch, we analyzed the public key infrastructure (PKI) and developed practical recommendations for implementing quantum-secure solutions. The next important steps are the formation of standards and the technical work to implement such solutions.

Alexey Fedorov, co-founder of QApp, head of the scientific group “Quantum Information Technologies” of the Russian Quantum Center.

ICQT is one of the world's largest conferences onquantum technologies. The program includes not only high-level scientific reports, but also an Open Day for a wide audience. This year the conference was organized by the Russian Quantum Center, the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom and the National Quantum Laboratory. The general partner of the event is Sberbank. The partners were the Russian Academy of Sciences, Gazprombank, the Roscongress Foundation and MISiS.

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