Exposed-key weakness of

DOI10.1016/J.PHYSLETA.2007.05.052zbMATH Open1209.81081arXivquant-ph/0612058OpenAlexW2089320485MaRDI QIDQ715959FDOQ715959

Authors: Charlene Ahn, Kevin Birnbaum 

Publication date: 19 April 2011

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

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.

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

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zbMATH Keywords

quantum encryption

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

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

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Cited In (3)

• 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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