Advances in quantum cryptography
Quantum cryptography is arguably the fastest growing area in quantum information science.
Novel theoretical protocols are designed on a regular basis, security proofs are constantly …
Novel theoretical protocols are designed on a regular basis, security proofs are constantly …
Robust countermeasure against detector control attack in a practical quantum key distribution system
YJ Qian, DY He, S Wang, W Chen, ZQ Yin, GC Guo… - Optica, 2019 - opg.optica.org
In real-life implementations of quantum key distribution (QKD), the physical systems with
unwanted imperfections would be exploited by an eavesdropper. Based on imperfections in …
unwanted imperfections would be exploited by an eavesdropper. Based on imperfections in …
Controlling single-photon detector ID210 with bright light
We experimentally demonstrate that a single-photon detector ID210 commercially available
from ID Quantique is vulnerable to blinding and can be fully controlled by bright illumination …
from ID Quantique is vulnerable to blinding and can be fully controlled by bright illumination …
Hacking single-photon avalanche detectors in quantum key distribution via pulse illumination
Quantum key distribution (QKD) has been proved to be information-theoretically secure in
theory. Unfortunately, the imperfect devices in practice compromise its security. Thus, to …
theory. Unfortunately, the imperfect devices in practice compromise its security. Thus, to …
Comment on" Inherent security of phase coding quantum key distribution systems against detector blinding attacks"[Laser Phys. Lett. 15, 095203 (2018)]
arXiv:1809.03911v1 [quant-ph] 11 Sep 2018 Page 1 arXiv:1809.03911v1 [quant-ph] 11 Sep
2018 Comment on “Inherent security of phase coding quantum key distribution systems …
2018 Comment on “Inherent security of phase coding quantum key distribution systems …
Countermeasure against quantum hacking using detection statistics
Detector blinding attacks have been proposed in the last few years, and they could
potentially threaten the security of quantum key distribution systems. Even though such …
potentially threaten the security of quantum key distribution systems. Even though such …
Quantum control attack: Towards joint estimation of protocol and hardware loopholes
In this paper we present the approach for description of quantum control attack based on
combined protocol and hardware loopholes. It consolidates intercept-resend attack and …
combined protocol and hardware loopholes. It consolidates intercept-resend attack and …
Faking photon number on a transition-edge sensor
P Chaiwongkhot, J Zhong, A Huang, H Qin… - EPJ Quantum …, 2022 - epjqt.epj.org
We study potential security vulnerabilities of a single-photon detector based on
superconducting transition-edge sensor. In one experiment, we show that an adversary …
superconducting transition-edge sensor. In one experiment, we show that an adversary …
Detector blinding attacks on counterfactual quantum key distribution
C Navas-Merlo, JC Garcia-Escartin - Quantum Information Processing, 2021 - Springer
Counterfactual quantum key distribution protocols allow two sides to establish a common
secret key using an insecure channel and authenticated public communication. As opposed …
secret key using an insecure channel and authenticated public communication. As opposed …
Intrinsic mitigation of the after-gate attack in quantum key distribution through fast-gated delayed detection
The information-theoretic security promised by quantum key distribution (QKD) holds as long
as the assumptions in the theoretical model match the parameters in the physical …
as the assumptions in the theoretical model match the parameters in the physical …