Numerical Method for Finite-size Security Analysis of Quantum Key Distribution

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2111.08315v1
• Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2021 09:10:56 GMT
• Title: Numerical Method for Finite-size Security Analysis of Quantum Key Distribution
• Authors: Hongyi Zhou, Toshihiko Sasaki, Masato Koashi
• Abstract summary: We develop a finite-size security analysis against general attacks for general QKD protocols. Our result shows that the finite-size key rate can surpass the linear key-rate bound in a realistic communication time.
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• Abstract: Quantum key distribution (QKD) establishes secure links between remote communication parties. As a key problem for various QKD protocols, security analysis gives the amount of secure keys regardless of the eavesdropper's computational power, which can be done both analytically and numerically. Compared to analytical methods which tend to require techniques specific to each QKD protocol, numerical ones are more general since they can be directly applied to many QKD protocols without additional techniques. However, current numerical methods are carried out based on some assumptions such as working in asymptotic limit and collective attacks from eavesdroppers. In this work, we remove these assumptions and develop a numerical finite-size security analysis against general attacks for general QKD protocols. We also give an example of applying the method to the recent Phase-Matching QKD protocol with a simple protocol design. Our result shows that the finite-size key rate can surpass the linear key-rate bound in a realistic communication time.

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