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Device-Independent Relativistic Quantum Bit Commitment

Quantum Physics 2015-08-10 v1 Cryptography and Security

Abstract

We examine the possibility of device-independent relativistic quantum bit commitment. We note the potential threat of {\it location attacks}, in which the behaviour of untrusted devices used in relativistic quantum cryptography depends on their space-time location. We describe relativistic quantum bit commitment schemes that are immune to these attacks, and show that these schemes offer device-independent security against hypothetical post-quantum adversaries subject only to the no-signalling principle. We compare a relativistic classical bit commitment scheme with similar features, and note some possible advantages of the quantum schemes.

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@article{arxiv.1504.00944,
  title  = {Device-Independent Relativistic Quantum Bit Commitment},
  author = {Emily Adlam and Adrian Kent},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1504.00944},
  year   = {2015}
}
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