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Quantum key distribution (QKD) allows two remote users to establish a secret key in the presence of an eavesdropper. The users share quantum states prepared in two mutually-unbiased bases: one to generate the key while the other monitors…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-05-03 Nurul T. Islam , Charles Ci Wen Lim , Clinton Cahall , Jungsang Kim , Daniel J. Gauthier

In this paper, we propose an efficient semiquantum key distribution (SQKD) protocol which is based on single photons in both polarization and spatial-mode degrees of freedom. This protocol is feasible for a quantum communicant distributing…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-03-31 Tian-Yu Ye , Mao-Jie Geng , Tian-Jie Xu , Ying Chen

Quantum key distribution relies on quantum mechanics to securely distribute cryptographic keys, offering security but necessitating complex infrastructure and significant resources for practical implementation. Quantum keyless private…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2026-03-02 Pedro Neto Mendes , Davide Rusca , Hugo Zbinden , Emmanuel Zambrini Cruzeiro

With the ever-growing concern for internet security, the field of quantum cryptography emerges as a promising solution for enhancing the security of networking systems. In this paper, 20 notable papers from leading conferences and journals…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2023-06-16 Mst Shapna Akter

Quantum teleportation allows to transfer unknown quantum states between distant parties. It is not only a primitive of quantum communications but also an essential task in realization of the quantum networks for promising applications such…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2020-02-19 Sang Min Lee , Seung-Woo Lee , Hyunseok Jeong , Hee Su Park

We propose a new quantum key distribution scheme that uses the blind polarization basis. In our scheme the sender and the receiver share key information by exchanging qubits with arbitrary polarization angles without basis reconciliation.…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2007-05-23 Won-Ho Kye , Chil-Min Kim , M. S. Kim , Young-Jai Park

Secure communication protocols are becoming increasingly important, e.g. for internet-based communication. Quantum key distribution allows two parties, commonly called Alice and Bob, to generate a secret sequence of 0s and 1s called a key…

Physics Education · Physics 2017-04-05 Antje Kohnle , Aluna Rizzoli

Quantum secret sharing (QSS) plays a significant role in multiparty quantum communication and is a crucial component of future quantum multiparty computing networks. Therefore, it is highly valuable to develop a QSS protocol that offers…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-10-10 Yuan-Zhuo Wang , Xiao-Ran Sun , Xiao-Yu Cao , Hua-Lei Yin , Zeng-Bing Chen

Quantum cryptography is now considered as a promising technology due to its promise of unconditional security. In recent years, rigorous work is being done for the experimental realization of quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2024-01-02 Satish Kumar , Priya Malpani , Britant , Sandeep Mishra , Anirban Pathak

As an extension of quantum key distribution, secure communication among multiple users is an essential task in a quantum network. When the quantum network structure becomes complicated with a large number of users, it is important to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-02-13 Hongyi Zhou , Kefan Lv , Longbo Huang , Xiongfeng Ma

A quantum key distribution protocol based on quantum encryption is presented in this Brief Report. In this protocol, the previously shared Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen pairs act as the quantum key to encode and decode the classical cryptography…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-11-06 Yong-Sheng Zhang , Chuan-Feng Li , Guang-Can Guo

Uniquely among the sciences, quantum cryptography has driven both foundational research as well as practical real-life applications. We review the progress of quantum cryptography in the last decade, covering quantum key distribution and…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2022-06-10 Akshata Shenoy H. , Anirban Pathak , R. Srikanth

Quantum communication networks are connected by various devices to achieve communication or distributed computing for users in remote locations. In order to solve the problem of generating temporary session key for secure communication in…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2023-04-03 Li-Zhen Gao , Xin Zhang , Song Lin , Ning Wang , Gong-De Guo

Quantum key distribution (QKD) provides secure keys resistant to code-breaking quantum computers. As headed towards commercial application, it is crucial to guarantee the practical security of QKD systems. However, the difficulty of…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-05-14 Zhengyu Li , Yi-Chen Zhang , Hong Guo

Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is the only theoretically proven method for secure key distribution between two users. In this work, we propose and analyze a Measurement Device Independent (MDI) protocol designed to distribute keys among…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2025-04-10 N. Stefanakos , G. Maragkopoulos , A. Mandilara , D. Syvridis

In recent years, quantum computing technologies have steadily matured and have begun to find practical applications across various domains. One important area is network communication security, where Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) enables…

Cryptography and Security · Computer Science 2026-02-03 Abel C. H. Chen

Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a popular introduction to quantum technologies used in education and public outreach, as very little background in quantum theory is needed and the practical applications are easily understood. There is…

Physics Education · Physics 2026-01-27 Brian R. La Cour , Noah A. Davis

When elementary quantum systems, such as polarized photons, are used to transmit digital information, the uncertainty principle gives rise to novel cryptographic phenomena unachievable with traditional transmission media, e.g. a…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-03-23 Charles H. Bennett , Gilles Brassard

The use of quantum bits (qubits) in cryptography holds the promise of secure cryptographic quantum key distribution schemes. Unfortunately, the implemented schemes can be totally insecure. We provide a thorough investigation of security…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2009-10-31 Gilles Brassard , Norbert Lütkenhaus , Tal Mor , Barry C. Sanders

One of the applications of quantum technology is to use quantum states and measurements to communicate which offers more reliable security promises. Quantum data hiding, which gives the source party the ability of sharing data among…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2018-04-06 Xingyao Wu , Jianxin Chen