An ETSI GS QKD compliant TLS implementation

Thomas Prévost; Bruno Martin; Olivier Alibart

Paper 2025/389

An ETSI GS QKD compliant TLS implementation

Thomas Prévost

, Université Côte d'Azur

Bruno Martin

, Université Côte d'Azur

Olivier Alibart

, Université Côte d'Azur

Abstract

This paper presents our implementation of the Quantum Key Distribution standard ETSI GS QKD 014 v1.1.1, which required a modification of the Rustls library. We modified the TLS protocol while maintaining backward compatibility on the client and server side. We thus wish to participate in the effort to generalize the use of Quantum Key Distribution on the Internet. Finally we used this library for a video conference call encrypted by QKD.

Metadata

Available format(s): PDF
Category: Cryptographic protocols
Publication info: Preprint.
Keywords: TLS Quantum Key Distribution Rust ETSI
Contact author(s): thomas prevost @ univ-cotedazur fr
bruno martin @ univ-cotedazur fr
olivier alibart @ univ-cotedazur fr
History: 2025-03-04: approved; 2025-03-01: received; See all versions
Short URL: https://ia.cr/2025/389
License: CC BY

BibTeX

@misc{cryptoeprint:2025/389,
      author = {Thomas Prévost and Bruno Martin and Olivier Alibart},
      title = {An {ETSI} {GS} {QKD} compliant {TLS} implementation},
      howpublished = {Cryptology {ePrint} Archive, Paper 2025/389},
      year = {2025},
      url = {https://eprint.iacr.org/2025/389}
}