LGU+ and KEPCO Conduct Security Demonstration of 'Quantum-Resistant Cryptography'

World's First Quantum-Resistant Encryption Dedicated Line Service
Transmission Equipment Installed in KEPCO Power Research Institute's Research Power Communication Network

At the agreement ceremony held at the Yongsan headquarters in Seoul, Lee Joong-ho, Director of the Power Research Institute at Korea Electric Power Corporation (left), and Park Sung-yul, Head of the Enterprise Infrastructure Business Group at LG Uplus, are posing for a commemorative photo.

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Hye-seon] LG Uplus announced on the 22nd that it has signed a research agreement to demonstrate security capabilities by establishing post-quantum cryptography (PQC) transmission equipment on the research power communication network of Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) Power Research Institute.

The power communication network is a self-operated communication network by KEPCO that securely transmits nationwide power grid data in real time, providing a highly reliable network. The Power Research Institute is conducting research on cybersecurity to be applied to the power communication network in preparation for the upcoming quantum computer era.

LG Uplus has carried out the government-led national project of building and operating quantum cryptography communication infrastructure for three years. In April, it launched the world's first dedicated post-quantum cryptography line service.

The two companies plan to establish post-quantum cryptography transmission equipment on the power communication research and demonstration network at KEPCO's Gochang Power Test Center, the largest in Korea, and demonstrate cryptographic technology. The post-quantum cryptography transmission equipment was newly developed by LG Uplus this year as a national project. It has enhanced safety and security compared to previous equipment.

The Power Research Institute expects that by demonstrating post-quantum cryptography technology on power infrastructure requiring high security, the two companies can cooperate to create a secure power communication network even in the forthcoming quantum computing era.