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QCI-CAT is an Austrian research project that aims to use modern encryption technologies based on QKD (Quantum Key Distribution) for highly secure communication between authorities - e.g. for the exchange of secret information and the authentication of messages.
Companies as well as the Graz University of Technology, the University of Innsbruck and the Federal Ministry of Defense are involved in the project.
The development of a quantum-secure communication network is not only in the interests of Austria, but also of the entire European Union. Therefore, QCI-CAT cooperates, works and communicates intensively with the other participating national EuroQCI projects in order to lay the foundation for the overall EU goal.
Our part in this project is the security assessment of the systems and solutions used as well as support in setting up the national QKD testbed as part of the Europe-wide architecture for quantum-safe communication.