The specific objectives of the project are: OBJ 1: To develop Measurement Standards for practical QKD Implementation security OBJ 2: To provide a substantial contribution to the development of traceable methods and protocols for characterisation of assembled QKD modules. OBJ 3: To provide a substantial contribution to the development of traceable characterisation methods for active QKD components. OBJ 4: To contribute to the standards development work of the ETSI Industry Specification Group on QKD