arXiv:quant-ph/0508030 · Physical Review Letters

Comment on “Quantum Key Distribution with Blind Polarization Bases”

Qiang Zhang, Xiang‐Bin Wang, Yu-Ao Chen, Won-Young Hwang, Tao Yang, Jian-Wei Pan

Published Feb 23, 2006• 8 citations

Abstract

We show an eavesdropping scheme, by which the eavesdropper can achieve the full information of the key against the protocol [Kye et al., PRL 95 040501 (2005)] with a probability of unity and will not be discovered by the the legitimate users, even in the case that they have the perfect single-photon source and the loseless channel.

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.96.078901

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