Quantum Cryptography and Secret-Key Distillation

Gilles Van Assche

260 pages, parution le 29/06/2006

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Quantum cryptography (or quantum key distribution) is a state-of-the-art technique that exploits properties of quantum mechanics to guarantee the secure exchange of secret keys. This self-contained text introduces the principles and techniques of quantum cryptography, setting it in the wider context of cryptography and security, with specific focus on secret-key distillation. The book starts with an overview chapter, progressing to classical cryptography, information theory (classical and quantum), and applications of quantum cryptography. The discussion moves to secret-key distillation, privacy amplification and reconciliation techniques, concluding with the security principles of quantum cryptography. The author explains the physical implementation and security of these systems, enabling engineers to gauge the suitability of quantum cryptography for securing transmission in their particular application. With its blend of fundamental theory, implementation techniques, and details of recent protocols, this book will be of interest to graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in electrical engineering, physics, and computer science.

L'auteur - Gilles Van Assche

Gilles Van Assche - STMicroelectronics, Belgium.

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Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Classical cryptography
Information theory
Quantum information theory
Cryptosystems based on quantum key distribution
General results on secret-key distillation
Privacy amplification using hash functions
Reconciliation
Non-binary reconciliation
The BB84 protocol
Protocols with continuous variables
Security analysis of quantum key distribution
Appendix: symbols and abbreviations
Bibliography
Index

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Éditeur(s)	Cambridge University Press
Auteur(s)	Gilles Van Assche
Parution	29/06/2006
Nb. de pages	260
Format	18 x 25,5
Couverture	Relié
Poids	711g
Intérieur	Quadri
EAN13	9780521864855
ISBN13	978-0-521-86485-5