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Modification Attack on QSDC with Authentication and the Improvement

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Recently, Yu et al. [Int. J. Theor. Phys., 2012, doi:10.1007/s10773-012-1336-y] proposed a quantum secure direct communication (QSDC) with authentication using two non-orthogonal states. This study points out a pitfall in Yu et al.’s scheme, in which an eavesdropper can deliberately modify the message without being detected. Furthermore, an enhanced scheme is proposed to avoid the modification attack.

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This research is supported by the National Science Council, Taiwan, R.O.C., under the Contract No. NSC 100-2221-E-006-152-MY3.

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    Chun-Wei Yang, Tzonelih Hwang & Tzu-Han Lin

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Yang, CW., Hwang, T. & Lin, TH. Modification Attack on QSDC with Authentication and the Improvement. Int J Theor Phys 52, 2230–2234 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10773-013-1498-2

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