A Quantum Computer Trusted Execution Environment
Theodoros Trochatos, Chuanqi Xu, Sanjay Deshpande, Yao Lu, Yongshan Ding, Jakub Szefer
Abstract
We present the first architecture for a trusted execution environment for quantum computers. In the architecture, to protect the user's circuits, they are obfuscated with decoy control pulses added during circuit transpilation by the user. The decoy pulses are removed, i.e. attenuated, by the trusted hardware inside the superconducting quantum computer's fridge before they reach the qubits. This preliminary work demonstrates that protection from possibly malicious cloud providers is feasible with minimal hardware cost.
Topics & Concepts
Computer scienceCloud computingQuantum computerDirect Anonymous AttestationQubitDecoyArchitectureEmbedded systemElectronic circuitComputer securityQuantumOperating systemTrusted ComputingComputer hardwareElectrical engineeringPhysicsEngineeringChemistryReceptorArtBiochemistryVisual artsQuantum mechanicsQuantum Computing Algorithms and ArchitectureSecurity and Verification in ComputingChaos-based Image/Signal Encryption