Enhanced polymorphic quantum enabled firewall

• US 10,270,594 B2
• Filed: 03/06/2017
• Issued: 04/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Original Assignee: Bank of America Corp.
• Inventors: Castinado, Joseph Benjamin, Schroeder, Jeffery B., Stahlhut, William August
• Primary Examiner(s): Homayounmehr, Farid
• Assistant Examiner(s): Zhu, Zhimei
• Application Number:
  US15/450,617
• Publication Number:
  US 20180254895A1
• Time in Patent Office: 778 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/80 Wireless network architectures or network communication protocols for wireless network security H04W12/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0209 Architectural arrangements, e.g. perimeter networks or demilitarized zones
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/1408 by monitoring network traffic monitoring network traffic per se H04L43/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0852 Quantum cryptography transmission systems employing electromagnetic waves other than radio waves, e.g. light, infrared H04B10/00; wavelength-division multiplex systems H04J14/02; WDM arrangements H04J14/03
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0861 Generation of secret information including derivation or calculation of cryptographic keys or passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/14 using a plurality of keys or algorithms
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/041 Key generation or derivation

Abstract

A system for generating an enhanced polymorphic quantum enabled firewall in real-time typically includes a classical computer apparatus and a quantum optimizer in communication with the classical computer apparatus. The classical computer apparatus is configured to identify an unauthorized attempt to access information by an unidentified source, collect a first set of data about the unauthorized attempt, determine a type of the unauthorized attempt by analyzing the first set of data, and transmit the first set of data and the type of the unauthorized attempt to the quantum optimizer. The quantum optimizer upon receiving the first set of data and the type of the unauthorized attempt, generates a second key and a second level of encryption using the second key, generates a new protocol for transferring the second level of encryption over a network, and transfers the second level of encryption and the new protocol to the classical computer apparatus.

Claims

1. A computer system for generating a polymorphic quantum enabled firewall in real-time, comprising:

a classical computer apparatus comprising;

a processor;

a memory; and

a crypto-security application that is stored in the memory and executable by the processor;

a quantum optimizer in communication with the classical computer apparatus, the quantum optimizer comprising;

a quantum processor; and

a quantum memory;

wherein the crypto-security application is configured for;

identifying an unauthorized attempt to access information by an unidentified source;

collecting a first set of data about the unauthorized attempt in response to identifying the unauthorized attempt to access the information;

determining a type of the unauthorized attempt by analyzing the first set of data, wherein the type of the unauthorized attempt is based on a level of severity of the unauthorized attempt;

transmitting the first set of data and the type of the unauthorized attempt to the quantum optimizer;

receiving from the quantum optimizer a second level of encryption and a new protocol; and

monitoring the unauthorized attempt to detect an event associated with the unauthorized attempt;

wherein the quantum optimizer is configured for;

receiving the first set of data and the type of the unauthorized attempt from the crypto-security application;

modifying a quantum crypto-algorithm to;

generate a second key based on the first set of data and the type of the unauthorized attempt;

generate the second level of encryption using the second key, wherein the second level of encryption is more robust than a first level of encryption; and

generate the new protocol for transferring the second level of encryption over a network;

transferring the second level of encryption and the new protocol to the crypto-security application.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the unauthorized attempt is an attempt to bypass the first level of encryption.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the crypto-security application is configured for:

identifying the event based on monitoring the unauthorized attempt, wherein the event is an information breach;

collecting a second set of data associated with the event in response to identifying the event; and

transmitting the second set of data associated with the event to the quantum optimizer;

receiving a third level of encryption from the quantum optimizer.

4. The system of claim 3, wherein the quantum optimizer is configured for:

receiving the second set of data associated with the event from the crypto-security application;

modifying the quantum crypto-algorithm to;

generate a third key based on the second set of data;

generate the third level of encryption using the third key; and

transferring the third level of encryption to the crypto-security application.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the crypto-security application is configured for:

monitoring the unauthorized attempt to detect continuing unauthorized attempt by the unidentified source after a defined amount of time;

updating the first set of data and transmit the first set of data to the quantum optimizer; and

receiving the new second level of encryption from the quantum optimizer.

6. The system of claim 5, wherein the quantum optimizer is configured for:

generating a new second key based on receiving the updated first set of data from the crypto-security application;

generating a new second level of encryption using the new second key, wherein the new second level of encryption replaces the second level of encryption; and

transmitting the new second level of encryption to the crypto-security application.

7. The system of claim 6, wherein the quantum optimizer is configured for generating the new second key by modifying the second key.

8. A computer program product for generating a polymorphic quantum enabled firewall in real-time, comprising a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer-executable instructions for causing a classical computer apparatus to:

identify an unauthorized attempt to access information by an unidentified source;

collect a first set of data about the unauthorized attempt in response to identifying the unauthorized attempt to access the information;

determine a type of the unauthorized attempt by analyzing the first set of data, wherein the type of the unauthorized attempt is based on a level of severity of the unauthorized attempt;

transmit the first set of data and the type of the unauthorized attempt to a quantum optimizer;

receive from the quantum optimizer a second level of encryption and a new protocol; and

monitor the unauthorized attempt to detect an event associated with the unauthorized attempt;

wherein the quantum optimizer is configured for;

receive the first set of data and the type of the unauthorized attempt from the classical computer apparatus;

modify a quantum crypto-algorithm to;

generate a second key based on the first set of data and the type of the unauthorized attempt;

generate the second level of encryption using the second key, wherein the second level of encryption is more robust than a first level of encryption; and

generate the new protocol for transferring the second level of encryption over a network;

transfer the second level of encryption and the new protocol to the classical computer apparatus.

9. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer executable instructions cause the classical computer apparatus to:

identify the event based on monitoring the unauthorized attempt, wherein the event is an information breach;

collect a second set of data associated with the event in response to identifying the event; and

transmit the second set of data associated with the event to the quantum optimizer;

receive a third level of encryption from the quantum optimizer.

10. The computer program product of claim 9, wherein the computer executable instructions cause the quantum optimizer to:

receive the second set of data associated with the event from the classical computer apparatus;

modify the quantum crypto-algorithm to;

generate a third key based on the second set of data;

generate the third level of encryption using the third key; and

transfer the third level of encryption to the classical computer apparatus.

11. The computer program product of claim 8, wherein the computer executable instructions cause the classical computer apparatus to:

monitor the unauthorized attempt to detect continuing unauthorized attempt by the unidentified source after a defined amount of time;

update the first set of data and transmit the first set of data to the quantum optimizer; and

receive the new second level of encryption from the quantum optimizer.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the computer executable instructions cause the quantum optimizer to:

generate a new second key based on receiving the updated first set of data from the classical computer apparatus;

generate a new second level of encryption using the new second key, wherein the new second level of encryption replaces the second level of encryption; and

transmit the new second level of encryption to the classical computer apparatus.

13. The computer program product of claim 12, wherein the computer executable instructions cause the quantum optimizer to generate the new second key by modifying the second key.

14. A method for generating a polymorphic quantum enabled firewall in real-time, comprising:

identifying, via a classical computer apparatus, an unauthorized attempt to access information by an unidentified source;

collecting, via the classical computer apparatus, a first set of data about the unauthorized attempt in response to identifying the unauthorized attempt to access the information;

determining, via the classical computer apparatus, a type of the unauthorized attempt by analyzing the first set of data, wherein the type of the unauthorized attempt is based on a level of severity of the unauthorized attempt;

transmitting, via the classical computer apparatus, the first set of data and the type of the unauthorized attempt to a quantum optimizer;

receiving, via the quantum optimizer, the first set of data and the type of the unauthorized attempt from the classical computer apparatus;

modifying, via the quantum optimizer, a quantum crypto-algorithm to;

generate a second key based on the first set of data and the type of the unauthorized attempt;

generate the second level of encryption using the second key, wherein the second level of encryption is more robust than a first level of encryption; and

generating, via the quantum optimizer, a new protocol for transferring the second level of encryption over a network;

transferring, via the quantum optimizer, the second level of encryption and the new protocol to the classical computer apparatus;

receiving, via the classical computer apparatus, a second level of encryption and the new protocol from the quantum optimizer; and

monitoring, via the classical computer apparatus, the unauthorized attempt to detect an event associated with the unauthorized attempt.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the unauthorized attempt is an attempt to bypass the first level of encryption.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises:

identifying, via the classical computer apparatus, the event based on monitoring the unauthorized attempt, wherein the event is an information breach;

collecting, via the classical computer apparatus, a second set of data associated with the event in response to identifying the event; and

transmitting, via the classical computer apparatus, the second set of data associated with the event to the quantum optimizer;

receiving, via the classical computer apparatus, a third level of encryption from the quantum optimizer.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, via the quantum optimizer, the second set of data associated with the event from the classical computer apparatus;

modifying, via the quantum optimizer, the quantum crypto-algorithm to;

generate a third key based on the second set of data;

generate the third level of encryption using the third key; and

transferring, via the quantum optimizer, the third level of encryption to the classical computer apparatus.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises:

monitoring, via the classical computer apparatus, the unauthorized attempt to detect continuing unauthorized attempt by the unidentified source after a defined amount of time;

update, via the classical computer apparatus, the first set of data and transmit the first set of data to the quantum optimizer; and

receive, via the classical computer apparatus, the new second level of encryption from the quantum optimizer.

19. The method of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises:

generating, via the quantum optimizer, a new second key based on receiving the updated first set of data from the classical computer apparatus;

generating, via the quantum optimizer, a new second level of encryption using the new second key, wherein the new second level of encryption replaces the second level of encryption; and

transmitting, via the quantum optimizer, the new second level of encryption to the classical computer apparatus.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the new second key is generated, via the quantum optimizer, by modifying the second key.