Trojan-horse attacks threaten the security of practical quantum cryptography

Trojan-horse attacks threaten the security of practical quantum cryptography

A quantum key distribution (QKD) system may be probed by an eavesdropper Eve by sending in bright light from the quantum channel and analyzing the back-reflections. We propose and experimentally demonstrate a setup for mounting such a Trojan-horse attack. We show it in operation against the quantum...

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Main Authors: Nitin Jain, Elena Anisimova, Imran Khan, Vadim Makarov, Christoph Marquardt, Gerd Leuchs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IOP Publishing 2014-01-01
Series:New Journal of Physics
Subjects:
quantum hacking
quantum key distribution
quantum cryptography
Trojan horse
security proofs
reflectometry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/12/123030

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https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/16/12/123030

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