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View SchemaExperimental Eavesdropping Attack against Ekert's Protocol based on Wigner's Inequality
| Authors | F. A. Bovino, A. M. Colla, G. Castagnoli, S. Castelletto, I. P. Degiovanni, M. L. Rastello |
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| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/0308030 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/0308030 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevA.68.034309 |
Abstract
We experimentally implemented an eavesdropping attack against the Ekert protocol for quantum key distribution based on the Wigner inequality. We demonstrate a serious lack of security of this protocol when the eavesdropper gains total control of the source. In addition we tested a modified Wigner inequality which should guarantee a secure quantum key distribution.
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