A Survey on Quantum Computing for Internet of Things Security

Abstract

Quantum computing, based on quantum mechanical principle, can potentially provide significant advantages over classical computing. This advantage of quantum computing provides solutions to many previously unsolvable problems in secure communication and finance. IoT is an emerging technology that deals with a large amount of data. The data communicated in IoT need to be secured. The existing security architecture of IoT is based on cryptographic algorithms such as RSA and ECC. Quantum computing had a significant impact on the security of these algorithms. Therefore, our work analyses the security concerns of IoT smart applications and quantum-based solutions. This article provides a survey of quantum computing fundamentals and the impact of quantum computing on IoT security. Thus, this paper aims to provide a wide view of quantum-enabled IoT communication. The main challenges in implementing quantum-enabled communication are also analyzed in our work.