arXiv (Cornell University) · 2010 · 17 citations · 2 references
ComputingComputer SciencePhysicsAuthenticationQuantum ComputingQuantum MechanicsQuantum CommunicationQuantum ComputationQuantum CryptographyQuantum Information TheoryMint SignaturesQuantum AuthenticationQuantum Key Distribution
Wiesner's quantum money [5] is a simple, information-theoretically secure quantum cryptographic protocol. In his protocol, a mint issues quantum bills and anyone can query the mint to authenticate a bill. If the mint returns bogus bills when it is asked to authenticate them, then the protocol can be broken in linear time.
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