• 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