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Continuous-variable quantum identity authentication based on quantum teleportation

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A continuous-variable quantum identity authentication protocol, which is based on quantum teleportation, is presented by employing two-mode squeezed vacuum state and coherent state. The proposed protocol can verify user’s identity efficiently with a new defined fidelity parameter. Update of authentication key can also be implemented in our protocol. Moreover, the analysis shows its feasibility and security under the general Gaussian-cloner attack on authentication key, which is guaranteed by quantum entanglement, insertion of decoy state and random displacement.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2013CB338002), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants Nos. 61170228, 61332019, 61471239, 61501290), the Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2013AA122901) and the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2013M540365).

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  1. Zhengzhou Information Science and Technology Institute, Zhengzhou, 450001, People’s Republic of China

    Hongxin Ma & Wansu Bao

  2. Synergetic Innovation Center of Quantum Information and Quantum Physics, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, 230026, People’s Republic of China

    Hongxin Ma & Wansu Bao

  3. State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiaotong University, Shanghai, 200240, People’s Republic of China

    Peng Huang & Guihua Zeng

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Ma, H., Huang, P., Bao, W. et al. Continuous-variable quantum identity authentication based on quantum teleportation. Quantum Inf Process 15, 2605–2620 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-016-1283-2

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