One-sided DI-QKD secure against coherent attacks over long distances

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.11850v1
• Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:01:17 GMT
• Title: One-sided DI-QKD secure against coherent attacks over long distances
• Authors: Michele Masini, Shubhayan Sarkar,
• Abstract summary: Device-Independent (DI) QKD protocols overcome this issue by making minimal device assumptions. We show that a one-sided DI QKD scheme with two measurements per party is secure against coherent attacks up to detection efficiencies greater than 50.1% specifically on the untrusted side. We also show that, by placing the source of states close to the untrusted side, our protocol is secure over distances comparable to standard QKD protocols.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Quantum Key Distribution (QKD) is a technique enabling provable secure communication but faces challenges in device characterization, posing potential security risks. Device-Independent (DI) QKD protocols overcome this issue by making minimal device assumptions but are limited in distance because they require high detection efficiencies, which refer to the ability of the experimental setup to detect quantum states. It is thus desirable to find quantum key distribution protocols that are based on realistic assumptions on the devices as well as implementable over long distances. In this work, we consider a one-sided DI QKD scheme with two measurements per party and show that it is secure against coherent attacks up to detection efficiencies greater than 50.1% specifically on the untrusted side. This is almost the theoretical limit achievable for protocols with two untrusted measurements. Interestingly, we also show that, by placing the source of states close to the untrusted side, our protocol is secure over distances comparable to standard QKD protocols.

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