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Sep 2026
Trust-aware hybrid QKD–PQC key management for quantum-safe communication networks
This paper presents a dual-layer, trust-aware key-management framework that uses BB84 QKD as the primary channel and a Ring-LWE/Kyber key-encapsulation mechanism as a quantum-safe fallback, governed by a controller monitoring the quantum bit-error rate (QBER) and a trust signal.
A. Agalya, K. Priyadarsini
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