From Quantum Cheating to Quantum Security
Quantum Physics
2009-11-07 v1
Abstract
For thousands of years, code-makers and code-breakers have been competing for supremacy. Their arsenals may soon include a powerful new weapon: quantum mechanics. We give an overview of quantum cryptology as of November 2000.
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@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0111100,
title = {From Quantum Cheating to Quantum Security},
author = {Daniel Gottesman and Hoi-Kwong Lo},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0111100},
year = {2009}
}
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14 pages, 4 figures. Originally appeared in Physics Today: <http://www.physicstoday.org/pt/vol-53/iss-11/p22.html>. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of both the author and the American Institute of Physics