ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) on Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)
Security proofs, module security, component characterisation and deployment parameters (GS QKD 005, 008, 011, 012) – ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) on Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)

ETSI Industry Specification Group (ISG) on Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) 005.4.5.1: 005.4.5.1 Source assumptions: phase randomisation, photon statistics, modes, isolation

For the source: where the proof assumes phase-randomised signals, the assumption must hold (it fails for mode-locked lasers, pulses carved from a continuous laser or plug-and-play schemes) or be addressed in the analysis or by active phase randomisation from true randomness; the photon number statistics must be verified and must not degrade over the device's life; the source must be characterised for side channels in degrees of freedom other than the encoding one (frequency, timing, spatial mode); and it must be impossible from outside to read or modify internal settings or components, with monitored optical isolators required as a minimum.

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