Comment on “Arbitrated quantum-signature scheme”

Marcos Curty and Norbert Lütkenhaus
Phys. Rev. A 77, 046301 – Published 30 April 2008

Abstract

We investigate the quantum signature scheme proposed by and Zeng and Keitel [Phys. Rev. A 65, 042312 (2002)]. It uses Greenberger-Horne-Zeilinger states and the availability of a trusted arbitrator. However, in our opinion the protocol is not clearly operationally defined and several steps are ambiguous. Moreover, we argue that the security statements claimed by the authors are incorrect.

  • Received 16 August 2007

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevA.77.046301

©2008 American Physical Society

Authors & Affiliations

Marcos Curty1 and Norbert Lütkenhaus2,3

  • 1ETSI Telecomunicación, University of Vigo, Campus Universitario, 36310 Vigo, Spain
  • 2Institute for Quantum Computing, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada N2L 3G1
  • 3Quantum Information Theory Group, Institut für Theoretische Physik I, and Max-Planck Research Group, Institute of Optics, Information and Photonics, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Staudtstraße 7/B2, 91058 Erlangen, Germany

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Arbitrated quantum-signature scheme

Guihua Zeng and Christoph H. Keitel
Phys. Rev. A 65, 042312 (2002)

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Vol. 77, Iss. 4 — April 2008

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