Systems and methods for centralized quantum session authentication

A method for session authentication, the method comprising:

• determining, by quantum basis determination circuitry, a first set of quantum bases;
• determining, by the quantum basis determination circuitry, a second set of quantum bases;
• generating, by the quantum basis determination circuitry, a first control signal indicative of the first set of quantum bases;
• generating, by the quantum basis determination circuitry, a second control signal indicative of the second set of quantum bases;
• generating, by the quantum basis determination circuitry, a third control signal indicative of an instruction to encode a set of bits;
• transmitting, by classical communications circuitry, the first control signal over a communications network to a qubit encoder;
• transmitting, by the classical communications circuitry, the second control signal over the communications network to a qubit decoder;
• transmitting, by classical communications circuitry, the control signal over the communications network to the qubit encoder;
• decoding, by the qubit decoder, the set of qubits based on the second set of quantum bases to generate a decoded set of bits;
• and
• generating, by session authentication circuitry, a session key based on the decoded set of bits.

A computer program product for session authentication, the computer program product comprising at least one non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions that, when executed, cause a central management device to:

• determine a first set of quantum bases;
• determine a second set of quantum bases;
• generate a first control signal indicative of the first set of quantum bases;
• generate a second control signal indicative of the second set of quantum bases;
• generate a third control signal indicative of an instruction to encode a set of bits;
• transmit the first control signal over a communications network to a qubit encoder;
• transmit the second control signal over the communications network to a qubit decoder;
• transmit the third control signal over the communications network to the qubit encoder;
• decode, by the qubit decoder, the set of qubits based on the second set of quantum bases to generate a decoded set of bits;
• and
• generate, by session authentication circuitry, a session key based on the decoded set of bits.