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Breaking a quantum key distribution system through a timing side channel

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The security of quantum key distribution relies on the validity of quantum mechanics as a description of nature and on the non-existence of leaky degrees of freedom in the practical implementations. We experimentally demonstrate how, in some implementations, timing information revealed during public discussion between the communicating parties can be used by an eavesdropper to undetectably access a significant portion of the ``secret'' key.

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The Quantum Internet (Technical Version)

quant-ph · 2025-01-21 · unverdicted · novelty 4.0

The paper presents a broad vision of a future global quantum internet, with original conceptual proposals like QTCP and quantum sneakernet, while explicitly acknowledging that much of its content is review.

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  • The Quantum Internet (Technical Version) quant-ph · 2025-01-21 · unverdicted · none · ref 129 · internal anchor

    The paper presents a broad vision of a future global quantum internet, with original conceptual proposals like QTCP and quantum sneakernet, while explicitly acknowledging that much of its content is review.