2010/04/12 by Mohamed Elboukhari, Mostafa Azizi, Abdelmalek Azizi · 1 citation
Computer Science · #Chaos-based Image/Signal Encryption #Quantum Computing Algorithms and Architecture #Quantum Information and Cryptography #cs.CR
paper · pdf · doi:10.5121/ijnsa.2010.2207
published as International Journal of Network Security & Its Applications 2.2 (2010) 87-98 · 12 Pages, IJNSA
openalex publication_date 2010/04/12 · arxiv created 2010/05/25 · arxiv updated 2010/07/15 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04
Quantum Cryptography or Quantum key distribution (QKD) is a technique that allows the secure distribution of a bit string, used as key in cryptographic protocols. When it was noted that quantum computers could break public key cryptosystems based on number theory extensive studies have been undertaken on QKD. Based on quantum mechanics, QKD offers unconditionally secure communication. Now, the progress of research in this field allows the anticipation of QKD to be available outside of laboratories within the next few years. Efforts are made to improve the performance and reliability of the implemented technologies. But several challenges remain despite this big progress. The task of how to test the apparatuses of QKD For example did not yet receive enough attention. These devises become complex and demand a big verification effort. In this paper we are interested in an approach based on the technique of probabilistic model checking for studying quantum information. Precisely, we use the PRISM tool to analyze the security of BB84 protocol and we are focused on the specific security property of eavesdropping detection. We show that this property is affected by the parameters of quantum channel and the power of eavesdropper.