In principle, quantum key distribution (QKD) offers information-theoretic security based on
the laws of physics. In practice, however, the imperfections of realistic devices might …

Cybersecurity has become a very critical area to address for governments, industry and the
academic community. Cyber attacks are on the rise so is research to address the challenges …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) allows two remote parties to grow a shared secret key. Its
security is founded on the principles of quantum mechanics, but in reality it significantly …

The security proofs of continuous-variable quantum key distribution are based on the
assumptions that the eavesdropper can neither act on the local oscillator nor control Bob's …

Quantum key distribution (QKD) permits information-theoretically secure transmission of
digital encryption keys, assuming that the behavior of the devices employed for the key …

Practical schemes for measurement-device-independent quantum key distribution using
phase and path or time encoding are presented. In addition to immunity to existing …

Although the unconditional security of quantum key distribution (QKD) has been widely
studied, the imperfections of the practical devices leave potential loopholes for Eve to spy …

Characterizing the physical channel and calibrating the cryptosystem hardware are
prerequisites for establishing a quantum channel for quantum key distribution (QKD) …

The security of quantum key distribution (QKD) can easily be obscured if the eavesdropper
can utilize technical imperfections in the actual implementation. Here, we describe and …

The problem of implementation security in quantum key distribution (QKD) refers to the
difficulty of meeting the requirements of mathematical security proofs in real‐life QKD …