Chaotic Quantum Key Distribution
The ability to send information securely is a vital aspect of today’s society, and with the developments in quantum computing, new ways to communicate have to be researched. We explored a novel application of quantum key distribution (QKD) and synchronized chaos which was utilized to mask a transmit...
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| description | The ability to send information securely is a vital aspect of today’s society, and with the developments in quantum computing, new ways to communicate have to be researched. We explored a novel application of quantum key distribution (QKD) and synchronized chaos which was utilized to mask a transmitted message. This communication scheme is not hampered by the ability to send single photons and consequently is not vulnerable to number splitting attacks like other QKD schemes that rely on single photon emission. This was shown by an eavesdropper gaining a maximum amount of information on the key during the first setup and listening to the key reconciliation to gain more information. We proved that there is a maximum amount of information an eavesdropper can gain during the communication, and this is insufficient to decode the message. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7a6980c0fb2e4248ab6389acfd2d67452023-11-20T12:01:37ZengMDPI AGCryptography2410-387X2020-08-01432410.3390/cryptography4030024Chaotic Quantum Key DistributionNoah Cowper0Harry Shaw1David Thayer2Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USANASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD 20771, USADepartment of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, USAThe ability to send information securely is a vital aspect of today’s society, and with the developments in quantum computing, new ways to communicate have to be researched. We explored a novel application of quantum key distribution (QKD) and synchronized chaos which was utilized to mask a transmitted message. This communication scheme is not hampered by the ability to send single photons and consequently is not vulnerable to number splitting attacks like other QKD schemes that rely on single photon emission. This was shown by an eavesdropper gaining a maximum amount of information on the key during the first setup and listening to the key reconciliation to gain more information. We proved that there is a maximum amount of information an eavesdropper can gain during the communication, and this is insufficient to decode the message.https://www.mdpi.com/2410-387X/4/3/24quantum key distributionsynchronized chaosnumber splitting attack |
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| title | Chaotic Quantum Key Distribution |
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| topic | quantum key distribution synchronized chaos number splitting attack |
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