Quantum Cryptography for Enhancing Privacy in Mobile Computing Systems

A governmental and business organizations employ handheld devices like palmtops and smart cellular phones for communication, collaboration, and purchases, the problem of privacy and security arise. Essential encryption systems present themselves as a problem to the current nature of mobility since most of the previous encryption methods evolved with the centralized systems. Quantum cryptography can thus be regarded as a perfect solution to the above challenges given the fact that it employs principles of quantum mechanics such as quantum key distribution (QKD) to secure communications in mobile platforms. This paper aims at examining the use of quantum cryptography in mobile computing systems whereby an endeavor is made to determine how quantum communication algorithms can be incorporated into the current mobile communication standards. The efficiency of the quantum cryptography is also discussed in the context of protection from threats that are characteristic for the mobile networks, such as wiretapping and data theft. Also, we touch on such issues as how practical, easily scalable, and suitable for mobile systems quantum cryptography is in terms of computational and network burden. Thus, in this paper, the author would like to show that by applying quantum cryptography, end-to-end privacy can be effectively achieved in the field of mobile computing and explain its significance for the development of next generations of mobile security.