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View SchemaUnconditionally Secure Bit Commitment
| Authors | Adrian Kent |
|---|---|
| Categories | |
| ArXiv ID | quant-ph/9810068 |
| URL | https://arxiv.org/abs/quant-ph/9810068 |
| DOI | 10.1103/PhysRevLett.83.1447 |
| Journal | Phys.Rev.Lett. 83 (1999) 1447-1450 |
Abstract
We describe a new classical bit commitment protocol based on cryptographic constraints imposed by special relativity. The protocol is unconditionally secure against classical or quantum attacks. It evades the no-go results of Mayers, Lo and Chau by requiring from Alice a sequence of communications, including a post-revelation verification, each of which is guaranteed to be independent of its predecessor.
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