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Random Detection Efficiency Changing of APD
Randomly altering the detection efficiency of APDs and analyzing expected efficiencies and QBERs can detect and counteract attacks on quantum detectors.
Literature
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[Qian2019] | Y. Qian, D. He, S. Wang, W. Chen, Z. Yin, G. Guo, and Z. Han. "Robust countermeasure against detector control attack in a practical quantum key distribution system" In: Optica 6, 1178–1184. (2019) 10.1364/OPTICA.6.001178. |
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Technique → Countermeasures
List of techniques where this countermeasure can be applied.
Items: 1
Description | Technique |
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Employment of random detection efficiencies. |
Detector Control via After-Gate Pulses Attack |