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Experimental Eavesdropping Attack Against Ekert's Protocol Based on Wigner's Inequality

Published

Author(s)

F Bovino, A Colla, G Castagnoli, Stefania Castelletto, Ivo P. Degiovanni, M L. Rastello

Abstract

We experimentally implemented an eavesdropping attack against the Ekert protocol for quantum key distribution based on the Wigner inequality. We demonstrate a serious lack of security of this protocol when the eavesdropper gains total control of the source. In addition we tested a modified Wigner inequality which should guarantee a secure quantum key distribution.
Citation
Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics)
Pub Type
Journals

Keywords

entanglement, quantum cryptography, quantum information, quantum non-locality

Citation

Bovino, F. , Colla, A. , Castagnoli, G. , Castelletto, S. , Degiovanni, I. and Rastello, M. (2008), Experimental Eavesdropping Attack Against Ekert's Protocol Based on Wigner's Inequality, Physical Review A (Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics) (Accessed October 21, 2025)

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Created October 16, 2008
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