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BB84 PROTOCOL [1 record]

Record 1 2020-03-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Relativity (Physics)
  • Telecommunications Transmission
  • Encryption and Decryption
CONT

BB84 is a quantum key distribution scheme developed by Charles Bennett and Gilles Brassard in 1984. It is the first quantum cryptography protocol.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Relativité (Physique)
  • Transmission (Télécommunications)
  • Chiffrage et déchiffrage
CONT

Dans la version la plus simple du protocole BB84, les données sont encodées en utilisant la polarisation des photons, avec les valeurs binaires «0» et «1» représentant deux états de polarisation orthogonaux.

Spanish

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