Abstract
The cryptographic system ensures authentication between the communicating parties through keys, and it cannot be sent over insecure communication channel due to eavesdropping adversary. Distribution approaches are required to support either private or public key cryptosystem that allows key sharing secretly. We represent the existing classical key distribution protocols and relevant quantum methods that overcome the challenges in classical protocols. The keys must be shared at the end of distribution process, and continuum to this, we have quantum key distribution that uses quantum principles which guarantee that key cannot be intercepted. The objective of this paper is to explore quantum key distribution protocols like BB84 and Eckert’s protocol in detail and then to analyze them with classical approaches in comparative parameters and lastly concludes the quantum protocol to be highly secure, advantageous and superior to classical existing protocols.
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Jojan, P., Soni, K.K., Rasool, A. (2021). Quantum Computation-Based Secured Key Distribution Protocols. In: Tavares, J.M.R.S., Chakrabarti, S., Bhattacharya, A., Ghatak, S. (eds) Emerging Technologies in Data Mining and Information Security. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 164. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-9774-9_50
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