Quantum Computing Asked on May 16, 2021
While reading an answer in Cryptography.SE I saw this
As for security, that’s one possible way to perform Quantum Key Distribution, another real thing. However, most current QKD systems sold today do not exchange entangled qubits (and hence can’t be used for Quantum Teleportation), instead, they rely on Heisenberg’s principle for security; this may change in the future.
1. Existing Products
I've not yet come across commercial systems using entanglement based schemes. The commercial products I've seen, like ID Quantique and MagiQ seem to be using BB84/B92 type protocols. It may be relevant to the question to note that I'm only aware of these particular companies because their commercial QKD systems got hacked.
The infrastructure for long distance entanglement on a commercial scale doesn't exist yet. There's a lot of money going into it, but the no cloning theorem makes quantum repeater design highly non-trivial, and a robust solution has not yet emerged.
If you're willing to consider government activity (which will certainly have a commercial aspect), China has accomplished satellite-based QKD that utilizes entanglement. The last I checked, data rates were still in the 10's of kbit/s and operation was dependent on favorable atmospheric conditions. It's a remarkable achievement, but it's still early stage.
2. Methods
Based on the information I've seen, the high-level scheme used in the satellite-based QKD with entanglement noted above is as follows:
Note that this scheme relies on entanglement, but not teleportation. Entanglement is, independently, a very valuable resource in QKD. Teleportation schemes pose some additional technical challenges, and may be bit further out.
Correct answer by Jonathan Trousdale on May 16, 2021
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