Hybrid Quantum Key Distribution Protocol with Chaotic System for Securing Data Transmission

Abstract

This research proposes a combination of Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) based on the BB84 protocol with Improved Logistic Map (ILM) to improve data transmission security. This method integrates quantum key formation from BB84 with ILM encryption. This combination creates an additional layer of security, where by default, the operation on BB84 is only XOR-substitution, with the addition of ILM creating a permutation operation on quantum keys. Experiments are measured with several quantum measurements such as Quantum Bit Error Rate (QBER), Polarization Error Rate (PER), Quantum Fidelity (QF), Eavesdropping Detection (ED), and Entanglement-based detection (EDB), as well as classical cryptographic analysis such as Bit Error Ratio (BER), Entropy, Histogram Analysis, and Normalized Pixel Change Rate (NPCR) and Unified Average Changing Intensity (UACI). As a result, the proposed method obtained satisfactory results, especially perfect QF and BER, and EBD, which reached 0.999.