From practice to theory: the ``bright illumination attack on quantum key distribution systems

DOI10.1007/978-3-030-63000-3_7zbMATH Open1500.81023arXiv2011.02152OpenAlexW3110507053MaRDI QIDQ2038352FDOQ2038352

Authors: Rotem Liss, Tal Mor 

Publication date: 6 July 2021

Abstract: The "Bright Illumination" attack [Lydersen et al., Nat. Photon. 4, 686-689 (2010)] is a practical attack, fully implementable against quantum key distribution systems. In contrast to almost all developments in quantum information processing (for example, Shor's factorization algorithm, quantum teleportation, Bennett-Brassard (BB84) quantum key distribution, the "Photon-Number Splitting" attack, and many other examples), for which theory has been proposed decades before a proper implementation, the "Bright Illumination" attack preceded any sign or hint of a theoretical prediction. Here we explain how the "Reversed-Space" methodology of attacks, complementary to the notion of "quantum side-channel attacks" (which is analogous to a similar term in "classical" - namely, non-quantum - computer security), has missed the opportunity of predicting the "Bright Illumination" attack.

Full work available at URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2011.02152

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum cryptographysecuritytheoryQKDside-channel attackspracticebright illuminationreversed-space attacks

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Quantum cryptography (quantum-theoretic aspects) (81P94)

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