Title :
Security and efficiency of quantum cryptographic protocols
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. Eng. & Comput. Sci., Northwestern Univ., Evanston, IL
Abstract :
For concrete quantum key generation and quantum direct encryption protocols, we discuss the various problems in quantifying the security level and the efficiency associated with the steps of advantage creation, error correction, and privacy amplification
Keywords :
error correction; quantum cryptography; quantum optics; error correction; quantum cryptography; quantum direct encryption protocols; quantum key generation; security; Astronomy; Computer security; Concrete; Cryptographic protocols; Cryptography; Entropy; Error correction; Physics; Privacy; Quantum computing;
Conference_Titel :
LEOS Summer Topical Meetings, 2006 Digest of the
Conference_Location :
Quebec City, Que.
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0090-2
DOI :
10.1109/LEOSST.2006.1694002
