Post Quantum Hybrid Network Security and Architecture

Abstract

Quantum Computers, the next wave of computing, and an emerging field in computer science have brought numerous advancements to problem solving and a quantum approach to programming a certain machine. This thesis tackles three main areas in the approach to quantum computers. First, the thesis provides a state-of-the-art review to Quantum computers/ Second it proposes a timeline for the progress of the technology and highlights the importance of early action. Finally, it focuses on the implications of such advancements on the current standards of network security. Specifically, it proposes a possible feasible approach to mitigate any shortcomings of the previously thought computationally secure RSA encryption system, by leveraging the strong points of both classical computers and quantum ones to build a hybrid network, which is not only robust, but also quantum resilient.