Quantum Key Distribution Protocol with Enhanced Intrusion Detection Using Sender Only Basis Announcement

Tamal Deb; Jyotsna Kumar Mandal; Mike Hinchey

doi:10.1007/978-981-95-3671-9_37

Quantum Key Distribution Protocol with Enhanced Intrusion Detection Using Sender Only Basis Announcement

Tamal Deb
, Jyotsna Kumar Mandal
, Mike Hinchey

Department of Computer Science & Information Systems

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Quantum key distribution is built upon the basic principles of quantum mechanics and as a consequence all of these protocols relies on quantum properties, like superposition and entanglement, to distribute the key between communicating parties and these quantum properties are also used to detect unauthorized interception of keys. This paper presents a Prepare and Measure quantum key distribution protocol that amplifies the detection ability of the eavesdropper in between the sender and receiver by the use of a decoy state. In the proposed work, only Alice announces her bases which is unique in domain of Prepare and Measure protocol. This work also achieves bit mismatch up to 50% while eavesdropper is present in the quantum communication channel.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Intelligent Human Centered Computing - Proceedings of HUMAN 2025
Editors	Siddhartha Bhattacharyya, Jyoti Sekhar Banerjee, Debashis De, Mufti Mahmud
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	413-424
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9789819536702
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-3671-9_37
Publication status	Published - 2026
Event	3rd Doctoral Symposium on Human Centered Computing, HUMAN 2025 - Kolkata, India Duration: 28 Mar 2025 → 28 Mar 2025

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems
Volume	1691 LNNS
ISSN (Print)	2367-3370
ISSN (Electronic)	2367-3389

Conference

Conference	3rd Doctoral Symposium on Human Centered Computing, HUMAN 2025
Country/Territory	India
City	Kolkata
Period	28/03/25 → 28/03/25

Keywords

polarization
qiskit
QKD

Access to Document

10.1007/978-981-95-3671-9_37

Cite this

Deb, T., Mandal, J. K., & Hinchey, M. (2026). Quantum Key Distribution Protocol with Enhanced Intrusion Detection Using Sender Only Basis Announcement. In S. Bhattacharyya, J. S. Banerjee, D. De, & M. Mahmud (Eds.), Intelligent Human Centered Computing - Proceedings of HUMAN 2025 (pp. 413-424). (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1691 LNNS). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-3671-9_37

Deb, Tamal ; Mandal, Jyotsna Kumar ; Hinchey, Mike. / Quantum Key Distribution Protocol with Enhanced Intrusion Detection Using Sender Only Basis Announcement. Intelligent Human Centered Computing - Proceedings of HUMAN 2025. editor / Siddhartha Bhattacharyya ; Jyoti Sekhar Banerjee ; Debashis De ; Mufti Mahmud. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. pp. 413-424 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems).

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Deb, T, Mandal, JK & Hinchey, M 2026, Quantum Key Distribution Protocol with Enhanced Intrusion Detection Using Sender Only Basis Announcement. in S Bhattacharyya, JS Banerjee, D De & M Mahmud (eds), Intelligent Human Centered Computing - Proceedings of HUMAN 2025. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol. 1691 LNNS, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 413-424, 3rd Doctoral Symposium on Human Centered Computing, HUMAN 2025, Kolkata, India, 28/03/25. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-3671-9_37

Quantum Key Distribution Protocol with Enhanced Intrusion Detection Using Sender Only Basis Announcement. / Deb, Tamal; Mandal, Jyotsna Kumar; Hinchey, Mike.
Intelligent Human Centered Computing - Proceedings of HUMAN 2025. ed. / Siddhartha Bhattacharyya; Jyoti Sekhar Banerjee; Debashis De; Mufti Mahmud. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2026. p. 413-424 (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems; Vol. 1691 LNNS).

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Deb T, Mandal JK, Hinchey M. Quantum Key Distribution Protocol with Enhanced Intrusion Detection Using Sender Only Basis Announcement. In Bhattacharyya S, Banerjee JS, De D, Mahmud M, editors, Intelligent Human Centered Computing - Proceedings of HUMAN 2025. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2026. p. 413-424. (Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems). doi: 10.1007/978-981-95-3671-9_37