{"title":"Feasibility discussion of quantum cryptography for Internet of Things security: a literature review","authors":"Yuer Yang, Yifeng Lin, Jiancheng Xiao, Zhihua Zhong","doi":"10.1007/s11082-025-08168-2","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>As the consequences of Internet of Things (IoT) failures may be severe, research on IoT security issues is of great significance. It is a fact that the increasing number of IoT devices brings security concerns. Encryption measures to address these emerging and growing security problems have been studied. Encryption methods have been seen primarily in the field of quantum cryptography. According to this advanced modern cryptography technique, their advantages and disadvantages are discussed and analyzed. This literature review is committed to providing solutions for IoT security problems with quantum cryptography techniques when questioning their feasibility. Some possible future research directions are proposed.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":720,"journal":{"name":"Optical and Quantum Electronics","volume":"57 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.3000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s11082-025-08168-2.pdf","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Optical and Quantum Electronics","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11082-025-08168-2","RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONIC","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
As the consequences of Internet of Things (IoT) failures may be severe, research on IoT security issues is of great significance. It is a fact that the increasing number of IoT devices brings security concerns. Encryption measures to address these emerging and growing security problems have been studied. Encryption methods have been seen primarily in the field of quantum cryptography. According to this advanced modern cryptography technique, their advantages and disadvantages are discussed and analyzed. This literature review is committed to providing solutions for IoT security problems with quantum cryptography techniques when questioning their feasibility. Some possible future research directions are proposed.
期刊介绍:
Optical and Quantum Electronics provides an international forum for the publication of original research papers, tutorial reviews and letters in such fields as optical physics, optical engineering and optoelectronics. Special issues are published on topics of current interest.
Optical and Quantum Electronics is published monthly. It is concerned with the technology and physics of optical systems, components and devices, i.e., with topics such as: optical fibres; semiconductor lasers and LEDs; light detection and imaging devices; nanophotonics; photonic integration and optoelectronic integrated circuits; silicon photonics; displays; optical communications from devices to systems; materials for photonics (e.g. semiconductors, glasses, graphene); the physics and simulation of optical devices and systems; nanotechnologies in photonics (including engineered nano-structures such as photonic crystals, sub-wavelength photonic structures, metamaterials, and plasmonics); advanced quantum and optoelectronic applications (e.g. quantum computing, memory and communications, quantum sensing and quantum dots); photonic sensors and bio-sensors; Terahertz phenomena; non-linear optics and ultrafast phenomena; green photonics.