DocumentCode
3196357
Title
On the security of spectrally encoded quantum-encryption protocols
Author
Cincotti, G.
Author_Institution
Dept. of Appl. Electron., Univ. Roma Tre, Rome, Italy
fYear
2009
fDate
20-22 July 2009
Firstpage
15
Lastpage
16
Abstract
The confidentiality of the spectral implementation of the Y00 quantum encryption protocol is investigated, against ciphertext only and known plaintext attacks. A generic framework is proposed for developing a secure encryption scheme based on a single multiport encoder/decoder.
Keywords
cryptographic protocols; quantum cryptography; ciphertext; multiport encoder/decoder; plaintext attacks; spectrally encoded quantum-encryption protocols; Amplitude shift keying; Cryptography; Decoding; Detectors; Encoding; Frequency; Optical fiber networks; Phase noise; Protocols; Security;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Summer Topical Meeting, 2009. LEOSST '09. IEEE/LEOS
Conference_Location
Newport Beach, CA
ISSN
1099-4742
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-3913-3
Electronic_ISBN
1099-4742
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/LEOSST.2009.5226245
Filename
5226245
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