Time synchronization protocol for the KLJN secure key exchange scheme. (arXiv:2207.05675v1 [cs.CR])

The information theoretically secure Kirchhoff-law-Johnson-noise (KLJN) key
exchange scheme, similarly to quantum key distribution (QKD), is also
potentially vulnerable against clock attacks, where Eve takes over the control
of clock synchronization in the channel. This short note aims to introduce a
time synchronization protocol scheme for Alice and Bob, which is resistant
against arbitrary time delay attacks, both symmetric and asymmetric ones. We
propose and explore various ways of clock synchronization for the KLJN system
and propose an ultimate protocol …

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