International Journal of Theoretical Physics

, Volume 56, Issue 5, pp 1708–1718 | Cite as

A Novel Quantum Proxy Blind Signature Scheme

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Abstract

A novel quantum proxy blind signature scheme is proposed. In this scheme, a special type of non-maximally entangled three-qubit state is introduced as a quantum channel, which can realize perfect teleportation. The message sender U blinds his message by means of preparing two groups of non-orthogonal single-photon states. According to the original signer Charlie’s delegation message, the proxy signer Alice generates a corresponding signature. The arbitrator Trent can help the receiver Bob verify the signature, and also prevent Bob from doing any damage. The above-mentioned advantages make this scheme different from some existing schemes. It is showed that our scheme has the properties of undeniability, unforgeability, blindness, untraceability. Moreover, it is free from intercept-resend attack.

Keywords

Quantum cryptography Quantum signature scheme Proxy signature Blind signature 
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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61273311 and 61402275), the Natural Science Basic Research Plan of Shaanxi Province of China (Grant No. 2015JM6263), the Special Foundation for Basic Research Funding of the Central Higher Education of China (Grant No. GK201402004).

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.College of Mathematics and Information ScienceShaanxi Normal UniversityXi’anChina
  2. 2.College of ScienceXi’an University of Posts and TelecommunicationsXi’anChina

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