Discarding Non-linear Data Blocks

Discard data blocks with measurement outcomes outside the linearity region while ensuring the Gaussianity of the remaining data. Applicable for CV-QKD.


Literature

[Qin2016] H. Qin, R. Kumar, and R. Allaume. "Quantum hacking: Saturation attack on practical continuous-variable quantum key distribution" In: Phys. Rev. A 94, 012325. (2016) 10.1103/PhysRevA.94.012325.

QID: CM-0089
Tier: T0
Type: Quantum
Tactic: Isolate
Created: 2024-06-20
Updated: 2024-08-12

Technique → Countermeasures

List of techniques where this countermeasure can be applied.

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Description Technique

Discarding non-linear data blocks.

Saturation Attack