LEADER 02328oam 2200457 450 001 996466849903316 005 20210610215436.0 010 $a3-030-64360-3 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-64360-7 035 $a(CKB)5460000000008703 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-64360-7 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6450870 035 $a(PPN)253254558 035 $a(EXLCZ)995460000000008703 100 $a20210610d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aQuantum cryptography $efrom key distribution to conference key agreement /$fFederico Grasselli 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham, Switzerland :$cSpringer,$d[2021] 210 4$d©2021 215 $a1 online resource (XVII, 152 p. 14 illus. in color.) 225 1 $aQuantum Science and Technology,$x2364-9054 311 $a3-030-64359-X 327 $aElements of Quantum Information Theory -- Introducing Quantum Key Distribution -- Quantum Conference Key Agreement -- Quantum Key Distribution with Imperfect Devices -- Beyond Point-to-point Quantum Key Distribution -- Device-independent Cryptography. 330 $aRising concerns about the security of our data have made quantum cryptography a very active research field in recent years. Quantum cryptographic protocols promise everlasting security by exploiting distinctive quantum properties of nature. The most extensively implemented protocol is quantum key distribution (QKD), which enables secure communication between two users. The aim of this book is to introduce the reader to state-of-the-art QKD and illustrate its recent multi-user generalization: quantum conference key agreement. With its pedagogical approach that doesn?t disdain going into details, the book enables the reader to join in cutting-edge research on quantum cryptography. 410 0$aQuantum Science and Technology,$x2364-9054 606 $aQuantum communication$xSecurity measures 615 0$aQuantum communication$xSecurity measures. 676 $a005.824 700 $aGrasselli$b Federico$01221194 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bUtOrBLW 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996466849903316 996 $aQuantum cryptography$92831671 997 $aUNISA