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Improvements of Quantum Private Comparison Protocol Based on Cluster States

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Quantum private comparison aims to determine whether the secrets from two different users are equal or not by utilizing the laws of quantum mechanics. Recently, Sun and Long put forward a quantum private comparison (QPC) protocol by using four-particle cluster states (Int. J. Theor. Phys. 52, 212–218, 2013). In this paper, we investigate this protocol in depth, and suggest the corresponding improvements. Compared with the original protocol, the improved protocol has the following advantages: 1) it can release the requirements of authenticated classical channels and unitary operations; 2) it can prevent the malicious attack from the genuine semi-honest TP; 3) it can enhance the qubit efficiency.

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Zhou, MK. Improvements of Quantum Private Comparison Protocol Based on Cluster States. Int J Theor Phys 57, 42–47 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-017-3539-8

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