• DocumentCode
    1674041
  • Title

    Device-independent quantum key distribution

  • Author

    Curty, Marcos

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Signal Theor. & Commun., Univ. of Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
  • fYear
    2012
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    2
  • Abstract
    Quantum hacking against commercial quantum key distribution (QKD) systems, particularly via detector side channel attacks, has emerged as a hot topic. We analyze two potential solutions to this problem: full and measurement device-independent QKD.
  • Keywords
    quantum cryptography; quantum optics; detector side channel attacks; device-independent quantum key distribution; quantum hacking; Computer crime; Cryptography; Detectors; Optical losses; Optical pulses; Quantum mechanics;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2012 Conference on
  • Conference_Location
    San Jose, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4673-1839-6
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    6326427