A new attack strategy for BB84 protocol based on Breidbart basis

LIU Dan; PEI Chang-xing; QUAN Dong-xiao; HAN Bao-bin; ZHAO Nan

ChinaCom2009-Network and Information Security Symposium

Research Article

A new attack strategy for BB84 protocol based on Breidbart basis

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@INPROCEEDINGS{10.1109/CHINACOM.2009.5339884,
    author={LIU Dan and PEI Chang-xing and QUAN Dong-xiao and HAN Bao-bin and ZHAO Nan},
    title={A new attack strategy for BB84 protocol based on Breidbart basis},
    proceedings={ChinaCom2009-Network and Information Security Symposium},
    publisher={IEEE},
    proceedings_a={CHINACOM2009-NIS},
    year={2009},
    month={11},
    keywords={Eavesdropping strategy; BB84 protocol; quantum cryptography; Breidbart basis},
    doi={10.1109/CHINACOM.2009.5339884}
}

LIU Dan
PEI Chang-xing
QUAN Dong-xiao
HAN Bao-bin
ZHAO Nan
Year: 2009
A new attack strategy for BB84 protocol based on Breidbart basis
CHINACOM2009-NIS
IEEE
DOI: 10.1109/CHINACOM.2009.5339884

LIU Dan¹^,*, PEI Chang-xing¹^,*, QUAN Dong-xiao¹^,*, HAN Bao-bin¹^,*, ZHAO Nan¹^,*

1: State Key Lab. of Integrated Services Networks, Xidian Univ. Xi’an, 710071,China

*Contact email: secret_ren@sohu.com, chxpei@xidian.edu.cn, dxquan@xidian.edu.cn, hanbaobin@163.com, zhaonanonline@hotmail.com

Abstract

A new eavesdropping strategy for BB84 quantum key distribution protocol is proposed. This scheme is a new kind of intercept/resend strategy based on Breidbart basis. Under this scheme, eavesdropper can not only exactly obtain the exchanged information between legitimate users but also decrease the probability of being detected.

Keywords: Eavesdropping strategy; BB84 protocol; quantum cryptography; Breidbart basis

Published: 2009-11-20
Publisher: IEEE
Modified: 2010-05-16

: http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/CHINACOM.2009.5339884