Man-in-the-middle attack on quantum secure communications with authentication

  • Authors:

  • Tzu Han Lin;Tzonelish Hwang

  • Affiliations:

  • Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan, R.O.C 70101;Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan City, Taiwan, R.O.C 70101

  • Venue:
  • Quantum Information Processing
  • Year:
  • 2014

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Abstract

This study points out a man-in-the-middle (MIM) attack on many of quantum secure communication with authentication protocols. The MIM attack is due to a design carelessness on performing public discussions on a nonauthenticated classical channel. A possible solution is proposed to solve the problem.