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Quantum resistant software Defined-Networking IPsec, enabling ITS communication over IP networks on real telco infrastructures

Publicado en: Computer Networks. 280 112171- - 2026-05-01 280(), DOI: 10.1016/j.comnet.2026.112171

Autores:

Mendez, Ruben B; Buruaga, Jaime S; Brito, Juan P; Pastor, Antonio; Lopez, Diego R; Martin, Vicente
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Telefon gCTIO, Madrid, Spain - Autor o Coautor
Univ Politecn Madrid, Ctr Computat Simulat, Madrid, Spain - Autor o Coautor
Univ Politecn Madrid, DLSIIS, ETSI Informat, Madrid, Spain - Autor o Coautor
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Resumen

The importance of digital communications makes protecting data in transit a critical priority. Internet Protocol Security (IPsec) plays a central role in this protection, by ensuring data confidentiality, integrity, and authenticity. However, quantum computing threatens the foundations of IPsec. Its ability to efficiently solve mathematical problems such as factoring and discrete logarithms could break the public-key cryptography used for IPsec key exchange. Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is one of the most promising solutions to this problem, offering a security layer immune to both classical and quantum computational attacks. This work proposes a solution that integrates emerging quantum technologies into existing security and communication infrastructures to ensure long-term protection. We combine IPsec with Software-Defined Networking and QKD to build a novel network security infrastructure. It is designed to resist both classical and quantum threats. It is based on recent standardization efforts and operational tools for QKD integration. We demonstrate advanced capabilities such as rekeying and secure key transport on a field deployed QKD network operating within a shared quantum-classical production infrastructure.
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Palabras clave

IpsecQkdSdn

Indicios de calidad

Impacto bibliométrico. Análisis de la aportación y canal de difusión

El trabajo ha sido publicado en la revista Computer Networks debido a la progresión y el buen impacto que ha alcanzado en los últimos años, según la agencia WoS (JCR), se ha convertido en una referencia en su campo. En el año de publicación del trabajo, 2026, se encontraba en la posición 11/60, consiguiendo con ello situarse como revista Q1 (Primer Cuartil), en la categoría Computer Science, Hardware & Architecture.

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Existe un liderazgo significativo ya que algunos de los autores pertenecientes a la institución aparecen como primer o último firmante, se puede apreciar en el detalle: Primer Autor (Mendez, Ruben B) y Último Autor (Martin, Vicente).

el autor responsable de establecer las labores de correspondencia ha sido Mendez, Ruben B.

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Reconocimientos ligados al ítem

This project has received funding from the European Unions Horizon Europe research and innovation program under the project "Quantum Security Networks Partnership" (QSNP, grant agreement No 101114043) . It has also been supported by MCIN with funding from European Union NextGenerationEU (PRTR-C17.I1) and funding from the Comunidad de Madrid. Programa de Acciones Complementarias. Madrid Quantum and the European Defence Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP) with grant agreement No SI2.858093 and the financial support from Spanish Ministry of Defense and the PQ-REACT European Union's Horizon Europe research and innovation programme under grant agreement number 101119547 and Hub Nacional de Excelencia en Comunicaciones Cuanticas project, funded by Ministerio para la Transformacion Digital y de la Funcion Publica and by the Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan-Funded by the European Union-NextGenerationEU (PRTR-C16.R1) .
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