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Security of Communication and Quantum Technology

Security of Communication and Quantum Technology

Gregory Paperin
Copyright: © 2007 |Pages: 7
ISBN13: 9781591409878|ISBN10: 159140987X|EISBN13: 9781591409885
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-59140-987-8.ch088
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Paperin, Gregory. "Security of Communication and Quantum Technology." Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security, edited by Marian Quigley, IGI Global, 2007, pp. 602-608. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-987-8.ch088

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Paperin, G. (2007). Security of Communication and Quantum Technology. In M. Quigley (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security (pp. 602-608). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-987-8.ch088

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Paperin, Gregory. "Security of Communication and Quantum Technology." In Encyclopedia of Information Ethics and Security, edited by Marian Quigley, 602-608. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2007. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-59140-987-8.ch088

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Abstract

In this article we aim to analyze some of the advances in security of communication since this discipline evolved and to pinpoint the main problems. We then introduce a modern attempt to solve some of these problems, in particular the key distribution problem, by using the theory of quantum mechanics to construct a communication system that automatically detects eavesdropping. We examine some of the implications of quantum mechanics relevant to this field and then introduce a selection of communication protocols based on them. Finally we examine how secure these protocols are and identify their potential weaknesses.

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