IETF Meeting 121 in Dublin

UCS took part in the 121st meeting of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) in Dublin from 2.-8. November 2024. The IETF develops standards and best practices for the Internet and thus has a significant influence on its design.

Among other things, Johanna Henrich led a project group together with the danet research group of Prof. Dr. Martin Stiemerling. The project was part of the Hackaton, which took place from 2.-3. November. The aim was to find out how the interfaces in Quantum Key Distribution Networks (QKDN) can be designed and how quantum-resistant protection of their communication can be achieved. Read more in our final presentation.

In addition, Johanna Henrich participated in various IETF and IRTF working group sessions throughout the week to answer questions such as how post-quantum cryptography (PQC) and QKD, individually and in hybrid form, can be integrated into the existing Internet infrastructure.