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Authenticated semi-quantum key distributions without classical channel

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Yu et al. have proposed the first authenticated semi-quantum key distribution (ASQKD) without using an authenticated classical channel. This study further proposes two advanced ASQKD protocols. Compared to Yu et al.’s schemes, the proposed protocols ensure better qubit efficiency and require fewer pre-shared keys. Security analyses show that the proposed ASQKD protocols also can be secure against several well-known outside eavesdropper’s attacks.

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Acknowledgments

The authors would like to thank the editor and the anonymous reviewers for their very helpful and valuable comments to enhance the clarity of the manuscript. The authors also thank the Ministry of Science and Technology of the Republic of China, Taiwan, for partially supporting this research in finance under the Contract no. MOST 103-2221-E-471 -001 - and MOST 103-2221-E-006 -177 -.

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  1. Department of Information Management, Shu-Zen Junior College of Medicine and Management, No. 452, Huanqiu Rd., Luzhu Dist., Kaohsiung, 821, Taiwan, ROC

    Chuan-Ming Li

  2. Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, No. 1, University Rd., Tainan City, 70101, Taiwan, ROC

    Kun-Fei Yu, Shih-Hung Kao & Tzonelih Hwang

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Li, CM., Yu, KF., Kao, SH. et al. Authenticated semi-quantum key distributions without classical channel. Quantum Inf Process 15, 2881–2893 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-016-1307-y

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