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A quantum identity authentication scheme based on ping-pong technique without entanglements is proposed. It can verify the legitimate user’s identity and update the initial authentication key for reuse. The security of the proposed scheme is extensively analyzed and accordingly confirmed in the case of general individual attacks. The present scheme owns high efficiency due to the use of single-particle states in a two-way quantum channel. Moreover, the scheme is economical and feasible with present-day technique.
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This work is supported by the Talent Project of the West AnHui University for Outstanding Youth under Grant No. 0044113017, the National Undergraduate Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program Project under Grant No. 201210376008, the Program for Excellent Talents at the University of Guangdong Province (Guangdong Teacher Letter [1010] No. 79), the 211 Project of Anhui University, the Key Project of Natural Science Fund in Anhui Province under Grant Nos. KJ2013A258 and KJ2013A261, the Anhui Provincial Natural Science Foundation under Nos. 1408085MA20 and 1408085QA13, the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 10874122, 10975001, 51072002, 51272003, and 61375121.
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Yuan, H., Liu, Ym., Pan, Gz. et al. Quantum identity authentication based on ping-pong technique without entanglements. Quantum Inf Process 13, 2535–2549 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-014-0808-9
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