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Semi-quantum ring signature protocol based on multi-particle GHZ state

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The emergence of semi-quantum protocols reduces the conditions for the implementation of quantum signatures, so that users without quantum capabilities can communicate securely. As a kind of quantum signature, ring signature has been widely concerned in recent years because of its excellent characteristics such as unconditional anonymity. Combining the conception of semi-quantum with the characteristics of ring signature scheme, a semi-quantum ring signature protocol based on multi-particle GHZ state is proposed in this paper. It is achieved through the correlation between particles in GHZ state. In this protocol, only the trusted third-party arbitrator Trent has full quantum ability, called quantum party. The other users are classical parties with specific quantum capabilities, and there is no need for direct communication between the signer and the verifier, which makes the protocol has lower complexity and greatly reduces the dependence on quantum resources. In addition, the results of security analysis show that the proposed semi-quantum ring protocol scheme has the ability to reliably resist various attacks and has good security.

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This research was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (61370188), in part by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission Scientific Research Project (KM202010015009,KM202110015004), in part by the Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication Doctoral Funding Project (27170120003/020,27170122006), in part by the Beijing Institute of Graphic Commu-nication Research Innovation Team Project (Eb202101), in part by the Intramural Discipline Con-struction Project of Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication (21090121021), in part by the Key Educational Reform Project of Beijing Institute of Graphic Communication under (22150121033/009), in part by the BIGC (Ec202201), and in part by the general research project of Beijing Association of Higher Education (MS2022093).

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He, RZ., Li, ZZ., Wang, QH. et al. Semi-quantum ring signature protocol based on multi-particle GHZ state. Quantum Inf Process 22, 337 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-023-04087-x

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