INTEGRATION OF QUANTUM

CRYPTOGRAPHY IN 802.11 NETWORKS

AND NETWORK SECURITY
 INTRODUCTION:

 Cryptography a word with Greek meaning

means “secret writing". However we use the
term to refer to the science and art of
transforming the messages to make them
secure and immune to attacks.
Characteristics of WLAN 802.11
networks
 WLAN 802.11 is mainly used in office and
campus environments
 The mobility speed of mobile users in WLAN
802.11 is relatively slower in comparison with
cellular networks
 WLAN 802.11 terminals have more
computational capacity than cellular networks.
 WLAN 802.11 is used to provide access to the
internet through an access point installed by a
wireless ISP(Internet Service Provider).
Authentication
Key Management
Summary of authentication and
key distribution in 802.11i
networks
The 4-way Handshake
Photon Exchange
Validation of bob bases
Some Quantum Key
Distribution techniques
 Auto compensating weak laser pulse
system
 Entangled photons
 Continuous Variable
 Free Space
Quantum Handshake
Conclusion
 Quantum transmission with polarization
photons
 Integrating quantum key distribution in
802.11i
 A modified version of 4-way handshake
 Quantum handshake is first step in
integration of quantum cryptography
References
 B.Schneier, Applied Cryptography ,John Wiley &
son,1996
 IEEE standard 802.1X ,Port-based Network Access
Control, December 2004
 D.Mayers, ”Unconditional Security in Quantum
Cryptography”, Journal of the ACM
,vol.48,1998,pp.35t
 B.Aboba, D.Simon, ”PPP EAP TLS Authentication
Protocol”, RFC 2716,October 1999
 K. G. Paterson, F. Piper, and R.Schack, “Why
quantum cryptography?”, Quantum physics,quant-
ph/0406147,June 2004