Axis 2 Cybersecurity with QKD Systems and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
Two-Day Training Event on Cybersecurity with QKD Systems and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
We are excited to announce a dynamic two-day training event focused on Cybersecurity with Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) Systems and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC) in the frames of HellasQCI project! This comprehensive training program will equip you with the skills and insights needed to navigate the evolving landscape of cybersecurity and harness the power of quantum-safe encryption and the PQC algorithms.
Key Highlights:
- Learn the principles of cryptography, including asymmetric (e.g., RSA, DH) and symmetric (e.g., AES, OTP) cryptosystems and understand their security against both classical and quantum computers.
- Deep dive into the principles and concepts and the fundamental principles underlying the most widely used QKD protocols providing an overview of their implementation, the threat model, and the path that the QKD promises to deliver quantum safe encryption.
- overview of the implementation of QKD systems, emphasizing on the integration of QKD solutions into the existing cryptographic infrastructure.
- Explore the synergy between QKD systems and PQC for enhanced cybersecurity and their potential integration into existing cryptosystems
- Understand the challenges and strategies for implementing quantum-safe cryptographic solutions.
- Discuss scientific and technological challenges related to QKD and PQC integration in practical deployments.
- Monitor relevant standardisation efforts (e.g., NIST) as well as regulatory initiatives and their synergies/impact on the deployed QKD systems.
- Discover practical approaches to integrating QKD and PQC into existing security frameworks.
- Engage in hands-on exercises and case studies that will include the incorporation of QKD to provable secure algorithms such as OTP, as well the integration of QKD into existing symmetric cryptographic infrastructures (e.g., AES).
At the end of the workshop the trainees will be able to use the QKD infrastructure and will be able to understand the basic concepts that underlie its operation.
Who Should Attend:
- Cybersecurity professionals seeking to strengthen their expertise in quantum-safe solutions.
- IT managers and engineers responsible for securing sensitive data.
- Security and IT experts working on cryptosystems
- Researchers, students and practitioners in the field of post-quantum cryptography.
- Decision-makers interested in future-proofing their organization’s security infrastructure.
Date: September 21st and 22nd, 2023
Location: National Technical University of Athens
Secure your spot now for this two-day training event and stay ahead of the cybersecurity curve with quantum-resistant solutions!
Program of the Workshop on Cybersecurity with QKD Systems and Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
3rd Day Training – September 21st, 2023: Introduction to cryptography Lectures and hands on experience | |
Moderator | Harry Manifavas, FORTH |
Location | NTUA Zografou Campus Multimedia Amphitheatre on the basement of the NTUA Central Library |
Directions | |
| 09:00 – 09:15 | Welcome Session |
| 09:15 – 10:15 | Harry Manifavas, FORTH Cybersecurity and the role of Cryptography |
| 10:15 – 11:00 | Harry Manifavas, FORTH Basic cryptographic primitives |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Harry Manifavas, FORTH Cryptographic Attacks and Failures |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Emmanouil Papadogiannakis, FORTH Demonstrations Attacking a social network Bypassing authentication |
| 13:00- 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 17:00 | Emmanouil Papadogiannakis, FORTH Practice session: labs and exercises Exploiting cryptographic failures Cipher misuse Crypto misconfiguration |
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Download the VV: https://drive.google.com/file/d/12Cd0gD3KiOCR_0CjbfPr0zHVE4Wus3aa/view?usp=sharing
4th Day Training – September 22nd, 2023: Introduction to Post Quantum Cryptography and Quantum Key Distribution
Lectures and hands on experience
(Spoken Language will be English)
Moderator: Homer Papadopoulos, NCSRD
Location: NTUA Zografou Campus Multimedia Amphitheatre on the basement of the NTUA Central Library
Directions: https://goo.gl/maps/NkcFx7woMTUMNc2q9
| 09:00 – 10:00 | Harry Manifavas, FORTH Introduction to Post-Quantum Cryptography |
| 10:00 – 11:00 | Harry Manifavas, FORTH Introduction to QKD |
| 11:00 – 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| 11:15 – 12:00 | Homer Papadopoulos, NCSRD Integrating QKD into the existing Cryptographic Landscape: Addressing Challenges in Practical Deployments of QKD and Quantum-Safe Cryptography, and Exploring Current Trends QKD standardization efforts and challenges EuroQCI |
| 12:00 – 13:00 | Antonis Korakis, George Balaskas, Homer Papadopoulos NCSRD Demonstrations Extract keys from a QKD device. Digital signatures with PQC algorithms Encrypt files with PQC algorithms Enable computations on encrypted data without decryption. |
| 13:00- 14:00 | Lunch Break |
| 14:00 – 17:00 | Antonis Korakis, George Balaskas, Homer Papadopoulos NCSRD Practice session: labs and exercises Walk through step-by-step instructions for setting up the encryptor and key retrieval from the QKD device. Encrypt your files with AES 256. Set up your own digital signatures using PQC Dilithium library to authenticate yourself to the encryptor. Encrypt your files with PQC Kyber’s encryption methods to access the encryptor. Learn the Homomorphic techniques for encrypting your files, enabling secure cloud computations, while maintaining complete data encryption |
https://colab.research.google.com/drive/1GjKT5Lgh9Madjsyr9UiyeogUgVpTEBMp?usp=sharing
Organizers of the event in the framework of the HellasQCI project
- GRNET S.A.
- National Technical University of Athens, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
- Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, School of Physics
- National Kapodistrian University of Athens, Department of Informatics and Telecommunications
- Foundation for Research and Technology, Hellas
- National Centre for Scientific Research “Demokritos”
- Space Hellas S.A.
How to get There
Directions of how to get to the location of the event:
🚗 By Car:
🗺️ Directions:
🚇 By Metro:
Catch the blue line to Katehaki stop (30’ walk from Campus). From there, you can hop on bus lines 242, which takes you directly into the Campus, or 140, which leaves you outside the Campus. Alternatively, you can also take the same METRO line to the Evaggelismos stop and catch bus line 608 until the 8th stop Zografou.
🚌 By Bus:
- Line 608: Galatsi – Akademia – Necr. Zografou. Get off at the 8th stop of Zografou and walk to the Zografou Gate (9 Iroon Polytehniou).
- Line 230: Acropolis – Zografou. Same as above, get off at the 8th stop and walk to the Zografou Gate (9 Iroon Polytehniou)..
- Line 242: Katehaki Metro Station – NTUA Zografou Campus (Circular). The 242 bus line takes a circular route around the campus periphery, and the library is located at the center of the campus.
- Line 140: Polygon – Glyfada. This bus starts at Evelpidon Courthouses and stops at the “lower” gate, near the intersection of Katehaki and Kokkinopoulou streets.
To find a detailed map and directions to the Multimedia Amphitheatre (basement of the NTUA Central Library): https://shorturl.at/chyDF
The route from the Katehaki entrance to the conference hall: https://shorturl.at/bxFOZ
From the Katehaki Gate, proceed straight ahead. When you reach the shed turn right into the downhill road that leads to an underground parking lot. Once the downhill is over, on your righthand side is the entrance to the library, where the hall is located.
Thank you for your interest in attending this training event and we are looking forward to welcoming you there.