Quantum communication method and communication network based on secure relay

Abstract

The invention provides a quantum communication method and communication network based on a secure relay; the method comprises the steps: the to-be-sent plaintext information is encrypted by a sender to generate an encrypted ciphertext; the sender sends the encrypted ciphertext to a relay node through a quantum communication protocol, so that the encrypted ciphertext is sent to a receiver through at least one relay node; and after receiving the encrypted ciphertext, the receiver decrypts the encrypted ciphertext to obtain the plaintext information. The encrypted ciphertext is transmitted step by step through at least one relay node and is not limited by the distance between a sender and a receiver, so that the encrypted ciphertext can be transmitted remotely. Meanwhile, before the information arrives at the receiver, the plaintext information is transmitted in the form of encrypted ciphertext and is not decrypted, so that the risk that the information is eavesdropped is reduced, and the security is improved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of quantum communication, in particular to a quantum communication method and a communication network based on a secure relay. Background technique [0002] As a cross product of quantum physics and cryptography, quantum communication has attracted widespread international attention because of its ability to perceive eavesdropping, which makes the communication process highly secure. At present, the research of quantum communication mainly focuses on three popular directions: (1) quantum direct communication, quantum secure direct communication (QSDC); (2) quantum key distribution, quantum key distribution (QKD); (3) quantum secret sharing, Quantum secret sharing (QSS). QKD and QSS can use the principle of quantum mechanics to complete key agreement and key sharing between two legitimate users. The key will be used in subsequent classical communication to complete the transmission of private information. Q...

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[0004] The present invention provides a quantum communication method and communication network based on a secure relay, which is used to solve the problem that quantum communication cannot be realized between two relatively long distances due to the limitation of line loss, so that quantum communication cannot be used in a large range. The defect of promoting, realizing long-distance quantum communication, makes quantum communication popularize in a large scale

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