Real-time Quadrature Measurements with Random Optical Attenuations

Acquire and process quadrature measurements in real-time at randomly chosen optical attenuations to detect attacks by revealing deviations in the expected linear relationship between signal and noise variances.


Literature

[KunzJacques2015] S. Kunz-Jacques and P. Jouguet. "Robust shot-noise measurement for continuous-variable quantum key distribution" In: Phys. Rev. A 91, 022307. (2015) 10.1103/PhysRevA.91.022307.

QID: CM-0087
Tier: T0
Type: Quantum
Tactic: Harden
Created: 2024-06-18
Updated: 2024-08-12

Technique → Countermeasures

List of techniques where this countermeasure can be applied.

Items: 4
Description Technique

Employ Real-time Quadrature Measurements with Random Optical Attenuations.

CV Detector-Control Attack

Using real-time quadrature measurements with random optical attenuations.

Wavelength-Dependent Beamsplitter Attack on CV-QKD

Use real-time quadrature measurement with random optical attenuation.

Manipulation of Vacuum-Noise Estimation

Using real-time quadrature measurements with random optical attenuations.

Saturation Attack