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Authentication of Continuous-Variable Quantum Messages

Quantum Physics 2025-07-02 v1 Cryptography and Security

Abstract

We introduce the first quantum authentication scheme for continuous-variable states. Our scheme is based on trap states, and is an adaptation of a discrete-variable scheme by Broadbent et al. (arXiv:1211.1080), but with more freedom in choosing the number of traps. We provide a security proof, mostly following the approach of Broadbent and Wainewright (arXiv:1607.03075). As a necessary ingredient for the proof we derive the continuous-variable analogue of the Pauli Twirl.

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@article{arxiv.2507.00095,
  title  = {Authentication of Continuous-Variable Quantum Messages},
  author = {Mehmet Hüseyin Temel and Boris Škorić},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2507.00095},
  year   = {2025}
}

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15 pages

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