Optimal eavesdropping on quantum key distribution without quantum memory

DOI10.1088/1751-8113/45/2/025305MaRDI QIDQ3118776zbMATH OpenOpenAlexWikidataFDO

Authors Aurélien Bocquet, Romain Alléaume, Anthony Leverrier

Publication date 5 March 2012

Published in Journal of Physics A: Mathematical and Theoretical (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/1106.0329

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum cryptography (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P94) Cryptography (94A60)

Abstract: We consider the security of the BB84, six-state and SARG04 quantum key distribution protocols when the eavesdropper doesn't have access to a quantum memory. In this case, Eve's most general strategy is to measure her ancilla with an appropriate POVM designed to take advantage of the post-measurement information that will be released during the sifting phase of the protocol. After an optimization on all the parameters accessible to Eve, our method provides us with new bounds for the security of six-state and SARG04 against a memoryless adversary. In particular, for the six-state protocol we show that the maximum QBER for which a secure key can be extracted is increased from 12.6% (for collective attacks) to 20.4% with the memoryless assumption.

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