We investigate the security of continuous-variable (CV) quantum key distribution (QKD) using coherent states in the presence of quadrature excess noise. We consider an eavesdropping attack which uses a linear amplifier and beam splitter. This attack makes a link between beam-splitting attack and intercept-resend attack (classical teleportation attack). We also show how postselection loses its efficiency in a realistic channel.
@article{arxiv.quant-ph/0506193,
title = {Security of Continuous-variable quantum cryptography using coherent states: Decline of postselection advantage},
author = {Ryo Namiki and Takuya Hirano},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:quant-ph/0506193},
year = {2009}
}