Exposed-key weakness of

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2007.05.052MaRDI QIDQ715959zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Charlene Ahn, Kevin Birnbaum

Publication date 19 April 2011

Published in Physics Letters. A (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0612058

zbMATH Keywords

quantum encryption

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

Abstract: The $alphaeta$ protocol given by Barbosa emph{et al.}, PRL 90, 227901 (2003) claims to be a secure way of encrypting messages using mesoscopic coherent states. We show that transmission under $alphaeta$ exposes information about the secret key to an eavesdropper, and we estimate the rate at which an eavesdropper can learn about the key. We also consider the consequences of using further randomization to protect the key and how our analysis applies to this case. We conclude that $alphaeta$ is not informationally secure.

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• Comment on: ``Exposed-key weakness of \(\alpha \eta \) [Phys. Lett. A 370 (2007) 131]
• Reply to: ``Comment on: `Exposed-key weakness of \(\alpha \eta \)' [Phys. Lett. A 370 (2007) 131] [Phys. Lett. A 372 (2008) 7091]
• On the security of \(\alpha \eta\): response to \` some attacks on quantum-based cryptographic protocols'

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