Trojan Taxonomy in Quantum Computing. (arXiv:2309.10981v1 [cs.CR])

Quantum computing introduces unfamiliar security vulnerabilities demanding
customized threat models. Hardware and software Trojans pose serious concerns
needing rethinking from classical paradigms. This paper develops the first
structured taxonomy of Trojans tailored to quantum information systems. We
enumerate potential attack vectors across the quantum stack from hardware to
software layers. A categorization of quantum Trojan types and payloads is
outlined ranging from reliability degradation, functionality corruption,
backdoors, and denial-of-service. Adversarial motivations behind quantum
Trojans are analyzed. By consolidating diverse threats …

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