Classical and quantum communications in grid computing
                
                        
                        M. DIMA1,*
                            ,
                        
                        M. DULEA1,
                        
                        D. ARANGHEL1,
                        
                        B. MITRICA1,
                        
                        M. PETRE1,
                        
                        M. STOICA2,
                        
                        M. UDREA2,
                        
                        R. STERIAN3,
                        
                        P. STERIAN3
                        
                    
                    Affiliation
                    
                        
                        - National Institute for Nuclear Physics and Engineering, P.O. Box MG-6, RO-077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
 
                        
                        - National Institute for Laser and Plasma Physics, P.O. Box MG-6, RO-077125 Bucharest-Magurele, Romania
 
                        
                        - Polytechnical University, P.O. Box MG-6, RO-077125 Bucharest, Romania
 
                        
                    
                     
        
        Abstract
        The Quantum Crypted GRID Port developed under the D11-044 QUANTGRID project financed by the Romanian Center for Programme Management CNMP is presented: specifically the technology developed and the proprietary software used in the project. Quantum crypted communications eliminate the possibility of quantum-computer deciphering of messages (Shor's Lemma), while functioning with a public key exchange scheme – being secure by the very essence of quantum nature: any quantum state measured in any way collapses into one of its projections, thus it cannot be cloned and impossible to keep a copy thereof. The distribution of quantum public key is hence similar to the Vernam cipher (symmetrical – with secret key). The ongoing activities in this technology pertain to GRID communications through optical fiber and allow to optimise the quantum security technology and experiment proprietary algorithms for optimum datavolume/security for this new type of communications.
        Keywords
        Quantum crypted optical communications, AES encryption, Sockets communications.
        Citation
        M. DIMA, M. DULEA, D. ARANGHEL, B. MITRICA, M. PETRE, M. STOICA, M. UDREA, R. STERIAN, P. STERIAN, Classical and quantum communications in grid computing, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 4, 11, November 2010, pp.1840-1843 (2010).
        Submitted at: May 5, 2010
 
        Accepted at: Nov. 10, 2010