Unconditional Security of a K-State Quantum Key Distribution Protocol

Author Kurzyk D.; Pawela Ł.; Puchała Z.
Title Unconditional Security of a K-State Quantum Key Distribution Protocol
Journal Quantum Information Processing
Year 2018
Status Published
Volume 17
Pages 228
DOI 10.1007/s11128-018-1998-3
URL https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-018-1998-3
Abstract <p>Quantum key distribution protocols constitute an important part of quantum cryptography, where the security of sensitive information arises from the laws of physics. In this paper we introduce a new family of key distribution protocols and we compare its key with the well-known protocols such as BB84, PBC0 and generation rate to the well-known protocols such as BB84, PBC0 and R04. We also state the security analysis of these protocols based on the entanglement distillation and CSS codes techniques.</p>