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Analysis of Counterfactual Quantum Certificate Authorization

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A counterfactual quantum certificate authorization protocol was proposed recently (Shenoy et al., Phys. Rev. A 89, 052307 (20)), in which a trusted third party, Alice, authenticates an entity Bob (e.g., a bank) that a client Charlie wishes to securely transact with. However, this protocol requires a classical authenticated channel between Bob and Charlie to prevent possible attacks from the third party Alice, which is in conflict with the task of certificate authorization in the sense that Bob and Charlie can establish an unconditionally-secure key by a quantum key distribution protocol if there is a classical authenticated channel between them and hence securely transact with each other even without the assistance of the third party Alice.

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This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61202317, 61572246, 61272015, 61402275), the Plan for Scientific Innovation Talents of Henan Province (Grant No. 164100510003), the Program for Science & Technology Innovation Talents in Universities of Henan Province (Grant No. 13HASTIT042), and the Key Scientific Research Project in Universities of Henan Province (Grant Nos. 16A520021, 16A120007).

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  1. School of Mathematical Science, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, 471934, Henan, China

    Tian-Yin Wang

  2. Smart Travel Collaborative Innovation Center of Zhongyuan Economic Area, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, 471934, China

    Tian-Yin Wang

  3. College of Mathematics and Information Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xian, 710062, China

    Yan-Ping Li

  4. School of Information Technology, Luoyang Normal University, Luoyang, 471934, Henan, China

    Rui-Ling Zhang

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Wang, TY., Li, YP. & Zhang, RL. Analysis of Counterfactual Quantum Certificate Authorization. Int J Theor Phys 55, 5331–5335 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-016-3152-2

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