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020 _a9780511617744 (ebook)
020 _z9780521864855 (hardback)
020 _z9781107410633 (paperback)
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050 0 0 _aQA76.9.A25
_bA85 2006
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100 1 _aVan Assche, Gilles,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aQuantum cryptography and secret-key distillation /
_cGilles Van Assche.
246 3 _aQuantum Cryptography & Secret-Key Distillation
264 1 _aCambridge :
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2006.
300 _a1 online resource (xiii, 261 pages) :
_bdigital, PDF file(s).
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
520 _aQuantum cryptography (or quantum key distribution) is a state-of-the-art technique that exploits properties of quantum mechanics to guarantee the secure exchange of secret keys. This 2006 text introduces the principles and techniques of quantum cryptography, setting it in the wider context of cryptography and security, with specific focus on secret-key distillation. The book starts with an overview chapter, progressing to classical cryptography, information theory (classical and quantum), and applications of quantum cryptography. The discussion moves to secret-key distillation, privacy amplification and reconciliation techniques, concluding with the security principles of quantum cryptography. The author explains the physical implementation and security of these systems, enabling engineers to gauge the suitability of quantum cryptography for securing transmission in their particular application. With its blend of fundamental theory, implementation techniques, and details of recent protocols, this book will be of interest to graduate students, researchers, and practitioners in electrical engineering, physics, and computer science.
650 0 _aData encryption (Computer science)
650 0 _aCryptography.
776 0 8 _iPrint version:
_z9780521864855
856 4 0 _uhttps://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511617744
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