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Identity Authentication in Quantum Key Distribution

Fen-Zhuo Guo

Published Jan 1, 2005• 0 citations
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Abstract

Assuming there is a prior shared string K between the two communicators,a novel idea is proposed in this paper,namely,the shared string K is lengthened into a longer K′ by an algorithm instead of being used to authenticate directly,and K′ will be used to authenticate after some proper treatments. Based on this,almost all Quantum Key Distribution(QKD) protocols can do authentication at the same time.As an example,a new Quantum Key Authentication(QKA) protocol based on non-orthogonal entangled states is presented,which can distribute key simultaneously.Investigation shows the protocol is simple and has higher security than the conventional QKD protocols.

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Assuming there is a prior shared string K between the two communicators,a novel idea is proposed in this paper,namely,the shared string K is lengthened into a longer K′ by an algorithm instead of being used to authenticate directly,and K′ will be used to authenticate after some proper treatments. Based on this,almost all Quantum Key Distribution(QKD) protocols can do authentication at the same time.As an example,a new Quantum Key Authentication(QKA) protocol based on non-orthogonal entangled states is presented,which can distribute key simultaneously.Investigation shows the protocol is simple and has higher security than the conventional QKD protocols.
The security of the previous quantum key distribution (QKD) protocols, which is guaranteed by the nature of physics law, is based on the legitimate users. However, impersonation of the legitimate communicators by eavesdroppers, in practice, will be inevitable. In fact, the previous QKD protocols is unsecure without authentication in practical communication. In this paper, we proposed an improved QKD protocol that can simultaneously distribute the quantum secret key and verify the communicators' identity. This presented authentication scheme is provably secure.
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