Vulnerabilities in Quantum Key Distribution Protocols

Details Vulnerabilities in Quantum Key Distribution Protocols Vulnerabilities in Quantum Key Distribution Protocols

2003-05-14

arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0305076v1

Physics

Quantum Physics

6 pages, 1 figure

Scientific paper

Recently proposed quantum key distribution protocols are shown to be vulnerable to a classic man-in-the-middle attack using entangled pairs created by Eve. It appears that the attack could be applied to any protocol that relies on manipulation and return of entangled qubits to create a shared key. The protocols that are cryptanalyzed in this paper were proven secure with respect to some eavesdropping approaches, and results reported here do not invalidate these proofs. Rather, they suggest that quantum cryptographic protocols, like conventional protocols, may be vulnerable to methods of attack that were not envisaged by their designers.

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