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arXiv:1405.0457

Can Quantum Key Distribution Be Secure

Horace P. Yuen

Published May 2, 2014• 4 citations
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Abstract

The importance of quantum key distribution as a cryptographic method depends upon its purported strong security guarantee. The following gives reasons on why such strong security guarantee has not been validly established and why good QKD security is difficult to obtain.
DOI
10.48550/arxiv.1405.0457

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