Experimental authentication of quantum key distribution with post-quantum cryptography

Abstract Quantum key distribution (QKD) can provide information theoretically secure key exchange even in the era of quantum computers. However, QKD requires the classical channel to be authenticated, the current method for which is pre-sharing symmetric keys. For a QKD network of n users, this meth...

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Main Authors: Liu-Jun Wang, Kai-Yi Zhang, Jia-Yong Wang, Jie Cheng, Yong-Hua Yang, Shi-Biao Tang, Di Yan, Yan-Lin Tang, Zhen Liu, Yu Yu, Qiang Zhang, Jian-Wei Pan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-05-01
Series:npj Quantum Information
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-021-00400-7