Single-State Multi-Party Quantum Key Agreement with Single-Particle Measurement

In this study, we propose a single-state multi-party quantum key agreement (MQKA) protocol with single-particle measurement. Firstly, a single-state three-party quantum key agreement protocol with single-particle measurement is introduced, followed by a security analysis that validated its capabilit...

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Main Authors: Hao Yang, Dunbo Cai, Ling Qian, Runqing Zhang, Songfeng Lu, Chengfu Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2025-04-01
Series:Entropy
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1099-4300/27/4/405
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Summary:In this study, we propose a single-state multi-party quantum key agreement (MQKA) protocol with single-particle measurement. Firstly, a single-state three-party quantum key agreement protocol with single-particle measurement is introduced, followed by a security analysis that validated its capability to resist potential internal and external attacks. Furthermore, we utilize multi-particle entangled states to present a multi-party version of the single-state multi-party quantum key agreement with single-particle measurement. In comparison to previous MQKA protocols, our approach presents the following advantages: it employs one kind of multi-particle entangled state as the quantum resource; eliminates the need for entanglement swapping techniques, unitary operations, or pre-shared keys between participants; uses only the X measurement basis and Z measurement basis; transmits fewer qubits; consumes fewer qubits; and has higher qubit efficiency.
ISSN:1099-4300