CORR
2010
Springer
14 years 20 hour ago
2010
Springer
Quantum Cryptography or Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a technique that allows the secure distribution of a bit string, used as key in cryptographic protocols. When it was note...
CORR
1999
Springer
14 years 3 days ago
1999
Springer
Quantum key distribution is the best known application of quantum cryptography. Previously proposed proofs of security of quantum key distribution contain various technical subtle...
ALGORITHMICA
2002
14 years 9 days ago
2002
Security of quantum key distribution against sophisticated attacks is among the most important issues in quantum information theory. In this work we prove security against a very ...
CORR
2008
Springer
14 years 16 days ago
2008
Springer
Abstract. Compact categories have lately seen renewed interest via applications to quantum physics. Being essentially finite-dimensional, they cannot accomodate (co)limit-based con...
CORR
2010
Springer
14 years 16 days ago
2010
Springer
This letter proposes a novel key distribution protocol with no key exchange in advance, which is secure as the BB84 quantum key distribution protocol. Our protocol utilizes a phot...
RIVF
2007
14 years 1 months ago
2007
— In this work we present the principles and experimental demonstration of a BB84 Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) one way system using fainted pulses and a Quadrature Phase-Shift-...
RIVF
2007
14 years 1 months ago
2007
— This paper investigates the problem of secret key transmissions for an arbitrary Alice-Bob pair in Quantum Key Distribution (QKD)-based networks. We develop a realistic QKDbase...
RIVF
2008
14 years 1 months ago
2008
In this work we present the principles of a flexible quantum key distribution (QKD) system using quadraturephase-shift-keying (QPSK) base and symbol encoding and dualthreshold bala...
EUROCRYPT
2000
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
2000
Springer
The use of quantum bits (qubits) in cryptography holds the promise of secure cryptographic quantum key distribution schemes. Unfortunately, the implemented schemes are often operat...
EUROCRYPT
1990
Springer
14 years 4 months ago
1990
Springer
We describe results from an apparatus and protocol designed to implement quantum key distribution, by which two users, who share no secret information initially: 1) exchange a ran...