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TherMod Communication: Low Power or Hot Air?

1 May 2025
Christiana Chamon
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The Kirchhoff-Law-Johnson-Noise (KLJN) secure key exchange scheme leverages statistical physics to enable secure communication with zero average power flow in a wired channel. While the original KLJN scheme requires significant power for operation, a recent wireless modification, TherMod, proposed by Basar claims a "low power" implementation. This paper critically examines this claim. We explain that the additional components inherent in Basar's wireless adaptation substantially increase power consumption, rendering the "low power" assertion inappropriate. Furthermore, we clarify that the security claims of the original KLJN scheme do not directly translate to this wireless adaptation, implying significant security breach. Finally, the scheme looks identical one of the stealth communicators from 2005, which was shown not to be secure.

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@article{chamon2025_2505.00849,
  title={ TherMod Communication: Low Power or Hot Air? },
  author={ Christiana Chamon },
  journal={arXiv preprint arXiv:2505.00849},
  year={ 2025 }
}
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