Secure quantum key distribution with a subset of malicious devices

Abstract The malicious manipulation of quantum key distribution (QKD) hardware is a serious threat to its security, as, typically, neither end users nor QKD manufacturers can validate the integrity of every component of their QKD system in practice. One possible approach to re-establish the security...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Víctor Zapatero, Marcos Curty
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-02-01
Series:npj Quantum Information
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41534-020-00358-y