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Practical device-independent quantum cryptography via entropy accumulation.


ABSTRACT: Device-independent cryptography goes beyond conventional quantum cryptography by providing security that holds independently of the quality of the underlying physical devices. Device-independent protocols are based on the quantum phenomena of non-locality and the violation of Bell inequalities. This high level of security could so far only be established under conditions which are not achievable experimentally. Here we present a property of entropy, termed "entropy accumulation", which asserts that the total amount of entropy of a large system is the sum of its parts. We use this property to prove the security of cryptographic protocols, including device-independent quantum key distribution, while achieving essentially optimal parameters. Recent experimental progress, which enabled loophole-free Bell tests, suggests that the achieved parameters are technologically accessible. Our work hence provides the theoretical groundwork for experimental demonstrations of device-independent cryptography.

SUBMITTER: Arnon-Friedman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5792631 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Practical device-independent quantum cryptography via entropy accumulation.

Arnon-Friedman Rotem R   Dupuis Frédéric F   Fawzi Omar O   Renner Renato R   Vidick Thomas T  

Nature communications 20180131 1


Device-independent cryptography goes beyond conventional quantum cryptography by providing security that holds independently of the quality of the underlying physical devices. Device-independent protocols are based on the quantum phenomena of non-locality and the violation of Bell inequalities. This high level of security could so far only be established under conditions which are not achievable experimentally. Here we present a property of entropy, termed "entropy accumulation", which asserts t  ...[more]

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