Embodiments of the present application provide an entity identity
authentication method for a
quantum access control system. The
system comprises a cryptographic
CPU card, a cryptographic
card reader, an
access control system and a
quantum cryptographic service platform, wherein the cryptographic
CPU card, as an entity to be authenticated, is pre-charged with a key; the cryptographic
card reader, as an authenticating entity, authenticates an identity credential of the entity to be authenticated; the
access control system is used for storing, managing and authorizing
user information; and the
quantum cryptographic service platform is used for providing a quantum key, generating a salt required for
authentication, and providing a cryptographic service. The novel identity
authentication method based on electronic tag authentication is used between the entities so as to implement identity authentication between the card and the
card reader. Compared with a conventional access
control system, the embodiments of the present application support online
authorization, enable unlocking in a power-off offline mode, enhance the difficulty of identity authentication between the entities by means of the quantum key, have
high security,
scalability and practicability, and comply with a cryptographic standard.