Controlling single-photon detector ID210 with bright light
Vladimir Chistiakov, Anqi Huang, Vladimir Egorov, Vadim Makarov · Optics Express · 2019
We experimentally demonstrate that a single-photon detector ID210 commercially available from ID Quantique is vulnerable to blinding and can be fully controlled by bright illumination. In quantum key distribution, this vulnerability can be exploited by an eavesdropper to perform a faked-state attack giving her full knowledge of the key without being noticed. We consider the attack on standard BB84 protocol and a subcarrier-wave scheme and outline a possible countermeasure.