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Chapter 510
Encyclopedia of Information Science and Technology, Second Edition
Two parties agree on a shared binary secret from a sequence of randomly polarized photons.
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Quantum Cryptography Protocols for Information Security
Göran Pulkkis (Arcada Polytechnic, Finland) and Kaj J. Grahn (Arcada Polytechnic, Finland)
Copyright: © 2009 |Pages: 8
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-026-4.ch510
Abstract
Quantum cryptography will have a severe impact on information security technology. The objective of this article is to present state-of-the-art and future possibilities of two quantum cryptography protocol types. These protocols are for absolutely secure distribution of symmetric encryption/ decryption keys and for creating secure digital signatures.
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