The pilot project involves Russian Railways, the Federal Treasury, PSB bank, and the Financial University. The initiative focuses on securing financial infrastructure through quantum communication channels. Secure links have been established between the data centers of the Federal Treasury and PSB using the Russian Railways quantum network.
This deployment marks the first instance of using quantum key distribution to connect the operational infrastructure of a state agency with a commercial bank. The system is fully installed and currently undergoing testing. It provides traffic encryption at speeds reaching 10 Gbit/s over a distance exceeding 1200 km.
Encryption keys are generated and transmitted to connected nodes automatically. The network is managed and monitored around the clock by a specialized Russian Railways facility. The technology aims to mitigate risks of data interception by future quantum computers and reduce reliance on foreign cryptographic solutions.
Participants plan to scale these quantum security solutions to other strategic financial entities in the future.