Mediated Semi‐Quantum Key Distribution Using Single Photons
Po-Hua Lin, Chia‐Wei Tsai, Tzonelih Hwang · Annalen der Physik · 2019
Abstract A new mediated semi‐quantum key distribution (SQKD) protocol is proposed, allowing two classical participants to share a secret key with the help of an untrusted third party, who only needs to generate single photons and perform Bell measurements. This is the first work attempting to reduce the quantum overhead of the untrusted third party, which makes the mediated SQKD even more practical. The proposed protocol is shown to be free from several well‐known attacks.