A New Trend of Pseudo Random Number Generation using QKD
This addresses the need for secure random number generation in cryptography, but it appears incremental as it builds on existing QKD methods.
The paper tackled the problem of generating truly random numbers for cryptographic applications by using Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) based on the BB84 protocol, and it achieved truly random bits as validated by NIST and DIEHARD tests, overcoming distance limitations in QKD.
Random Numbers determine the security level of cryptographic applications as they are used to generate padding schemes in the encryption/decryption process as well as used to generate cryptographic keys. This paper utilizes the QKD to generate a random quantum bit rely on BB84 protocol, using the NIST and DIEHARD randomness test algorithms to test and evaluate the randomness rates for key generation. The results show that the bits generated using QKD are truly random, which in turn, overcomes the distance limitation (associated with QKD) issue, its well-known challenges with the sending/ receiving data process between different communication parties