Kanitschar, F. P. (2022, August 30). Finite-Size Security Proof for Discrete-Modulated Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution [Poster Presentation]. QCrypt 2022, Taipeh, Taiwan (Province of China).
E141-08 - Forschungsbereich Quantum Optics and Quantum Information
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Date (published):
30-Aug-2022
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Event name:
QCrypt 2022
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Event date:
29-Aug-2022 - 2-Sep-2022
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Event place:
Taipeh, Taiwan (Province of China)
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Keywords:
QKD; Quantum Key Distribution; Quantum Communication
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Abstract:
Discrete-Modulated (DM) Continuous-Variable Quantum Key Distribution (CV-QKD) protocols are a promising candidates for commercial implementations of quantum communication networks due to their experimental simplicity. While tight security analyses in the asymptotic limit exist, proofs in the finite-size regime are still subject to active research. We present a composable finite-size security proof against independently and identically distributed (i.i.d.) collective attacks for a general DM CV-QKD protocol. We introduce a new energy testing theorem to bound the dimension of Bob's system and rigorously prove composable security. We introduce and build up our security argument on so-called acceptance testing which, as we argue, is the proper notion for the statistical analysis in the finite-size regime and replaces the concept of parameter estimation for asymptotic security analyses. Finally, we extend and apply a numerical security proof technique to calculate tight lower bounds on the secure key rate. To demonstrate our method, we apply it to a four-state phase-shift keying protocol, both for untrusted, ideal and trusted non-ideal detectors.