US Patent 11469889 Quantum authentication in wireless communication networks

A wireless communication network performs quantum authentication for a wireless User Equipment (UE). In the wireless communication network, network quantum circuitry generates and transfers qubits. UE quantum circuitry receives and processes the qubits and determines polarization states for the qubits. The UE quantum circuitry exchanges cryptography information with the network quantum circuitry and generates cryptography keys based on polarization states and cryptography information. The UE quantum circuitry transfers the cryptography keys to UE network circuitry. The network quantum circuitry exchanges the cryptography information with the UE quantum circuitry. The network quantum circuitry generates the cryptography keys based on the polarization states and the cryptography information and transfers the cryptography keys to network authentication circuitry. The UE network circuitry processes the cryptography keys to generate authentication data and wirelessly transfers to the network authentication circuitry. The network authentication circuitry receives the cryptography keys and the authentication data and authenticates the UE.