Upper Bounds on Device-Independent Quantum Key Distribution Rates and a Revised Peres Conjecture

Rotem Arnon-Friedman, Felix Leditzky

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Abstract

Device-independent quantum key distribution (DIQKD) is one of the most challenging tasks in quantum cryptography. The protocols and their security are based on the existence of Bell inequalities and the ability to violate them by measuring entangled states. We study the entanglement needed for DIQKD protocols in two different ways. Our first contribution is the derivation of upper bounds on the key rates of CHSH-based DIQKD protocols in terms of the violation of the inequality; this sets an upper limit on the possible DI key extraction rate from states with a given violation. Our upper bound improves on the previously known bound of Kaur et al. Our second contribution is the initiation of the study of the role of bound entangled states in DIQKD. We present a revised Peres conjecture stating that such states cannot be used as a resource for DIQKD. We give a first piece of evidence for the conjecture by showing that the bound entangled state found by Vertesi and Brunner, even though it can certify DI randomness, cannot be used to produce a key using protocols analogous to the well-studied CHSH-based DIQKD protocol.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6606-6618
Number of pages13
JournalIEEE Transactions on Information Theory
Volume67
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Quantum cryptography
  • device-independence
  • quantum entanglement
  • quantum information theory

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Information Systems
  • Computer Science Applications
  • Library and Information Sciences

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