CSA ISO/IEC 23837-2:25

CSA Preface

Standards development within the Information Technology sector is harmonized with international standards development. Through the CSA Technical Committee on Information Technology (TCIT), Canadians serve as the SCC Mirror Committee (SMC) on ISO/IEC Joint Technical Committee 1 on Information Technology (ISO/IEC JTC1) for the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), the ISO member body for Canada and sponsor of the Canadian National Committee of the IEC.

For brevity, this Standard will be referred to as CSA ISO/IEC 23837-2 throughout.

The International Standard was reviewed by the CSA Technical Committee on Cybersecurity under the jurisdiction of the CSA Strategic Steering Committee on Information and Communications Technology Systems and deemed acceptable for use in Canada. This Standard has been formally approved, without modification, by the Technical Committee and has been developed in compliance with Standards Council of Canada requirements for National Standards of Canada. It has been published as a National Standard of Canada by CSA Group.

Scope

This document specifies test and evaluation methods for the security evaluation of quantum key distribution (QKD). It also describes evaluation activities that constitute the test and evaluation methods for the security functional requirements on the implementation of QKD protocols, the quantum optical components and conventional network components in QKD modules. Moreover, supplementary evaluation activities for security assurance requirements are provided to support the security evaluation of QKD with appropriate assurance levels.