communication.qkd_key_rate

Python code to compute optimal protocol parameters for different QKD protocols.

https://github.com/tno-quantum/communication.qkd_key_rate

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Python code to compute optimal protocol parameters for different QKD protocols.

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Host: GitHub
Owner: TNO-Quantum
License: apache-2.0
Language: Python
Default Branch: main
Homepage: https://tno-quantum.github.io/documentation/
Size: 3.51 MB

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bb84-protocol bbm92-protocol qkd

Created almost 3 years ago · Last pushed 12 months ago

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README.md

TNO-Quantum: QKD key-rate

TNO Quantum provides generic software components aimed at facilitating the development of quantum applications.

The tno.quantum.communication.qkd_key_rate package provides python code to compute optimal protocol parameters for different quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols.

The codebase is based on the following papers:

The following quantum protocols are supported:

BB84 protocol,
BB84 protocol using a single photon source,
BBM92 protocol.

The following classical error-correction protocols are supported:

Cascade,
Winnow.

The presented code can be used to

determine optimal parameter settings needed to obtain the maximum key rate,
correct errors in exchanged sifted keys for the different QKD protocols,
apply privacy amplification by calculating secure key using hash function.

Documentation

Documentation of the tno.quantum.communication.qkd_key_rate package can be found here.

The documentation contains usage examples that show

How to compute the secure key-rate for various protocols as function of the loss.
How to compute secure key-rate using the finite key-rate protocol for different number of pulses.

Install

Easily install the tno.quantum.communication.qkd_key_rate package using pip: console $ python -m pip install tno.quantum.communication.qkd_key_rate

If you wish to run the tests you can use: console $ python -m pip install tno.quantum.communication.qkd_key_rate[tests]

(End)use limitations

The content of this software may solely be used for applications that comply with international export control laws.

Owner

Name: TNO - Quantum
Login: TNO-Quantum
Kind: organization
Email: tnoquantum@tno.nl
Location: Netherlands

Twitter: TNO_Research
Repositories: 2
Profile: https://github.com/TNO-Quantum

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license: Apache-2.0
message: If you use this software, please cite it using these metadata.
authors:
      - name: TNO Quantum
        city: The Hague
        country: NL
        email: tnoquantum@tno.nl
        website: https://tno.nl
type: software
url: https://tno.nl
contact:
      - name: TNO Quantum
        city: The Hague
        country: NL
        email: tnoquantum@tno.nl
        website: https://tno.nl
repository-code: https://github.com/TNO-Quantum/communication.qkd_key_rate
repository-artifact: https://pypi.org/project/tno.quantum.communication.qkd_key_rate
title: TNO Quantum - Communication - QKD Key Rate
version: v2.0.2
date-released: 2025-07-03

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