A classical attack on the coherent one way protocol for quantum key distribution

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2003.07198v2
• Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2020 12:08:35 GMT
• Title: A classical attack on the coherent one way protocol for quantum key distribution
• Authors: Michail Stoilov
• Abstract summary: We propose a way to retrieve the secure key generated by the coherent one way protocol without reading the information transmitted on the quantum channel. In particular, we propose a way to retrieve the secure key generated by the coherent one way protocol without reading the information transmitted on the quantum channel.
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• License: http://arxiv.org/licenses/nonexclusive-distrib/1.0/
• Abstract: We propose a way to retrieve the secure key generated by the coherent one way protocol without reading the information transmitted on the quantum channel.

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