Authenticated multiparty secret key sharing using quantum entanglement swapping

Muneer Alshowkan, Khaled Elleithy

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Abstract

In this paper we propose a new protocol for multiparty secret key sharing by using quantum entanglement swapping. Quantum Entanglement swapping is a process that allows two non-interacting quantum systems to be entangled. Further, to increase the security level and to make sure that the users are legitimate, authentication for both parties will be required by a trusted third party. In this protocol, a trusted third party will authenticate the sender and the receiver and help them forming a secret key. Furthermore, the proposed protocol will perform entanglement swapping between the sender and the receiver. The result from the entanglement swapping will be an Einstein-Podolsky-Rosen (EPR) pair that will help them in forming and sending the secret key without having the sender to send any physical quantum states to the receiver. This protocol will provide the required authentication of all parties to the trusted party and it will provide the required secure method in transmitting the secret key.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education - "Engineering Education
Subtitle of host publicationIndustry Involvement and Interdisciplinary Trends", ASEE Zone 1 2014
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
ISBN (Print)9781479952335
DOIs
StatePublished - 2014
Externally publishedYes
Event2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE Zone 1 2014 - Bridgeport, CT, United States
Duration: Apr 3 2014Apr 5 2014

Publication series

NameProceedings of the 2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education - "Engineering Education: Industry Involvement and Interdisciplinary Trends", ASEE Zone 1 2014

Conference

Conference2014 Zone 1 Conference of the American Society for Engineering Education, ASEE Zone 1 2014
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityBridgeport, CT
Period04/3/1404/5/14

Keywords

  • EPR
  • cryptography
  • entanglement
  • multiparty
  • quantum swapping

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