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Article #1173Re: Quantum cryptography: a flawed premise?
From: Ken Pizzini
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 13:31
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 13:31
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In article <1992Oct13.061724.25758@netcom.com> rcain@netcom.com (Robert Cain) writes: >leichter@zodiac.rutgers.edu writes: >: >: The attack against the *cryptosystem*, as opposed to the attack against QM, >: goes like this: The eavesdropper clones the photons and SAVES them - he > >How does he do this? I know of no way to "save" a photon. Somehow mirrors >would be involved and I think interaction with a mirror would alter the >polarization state. Why not put the photon in orbit around a black hole, and, when you're ready to measure it, move your equipment in place to intercept it? :-) --Ken Pizzini
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Newsgroups: sci.crypt Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!nwnexus!ken From: ken@halcyon.com (Ken Pizzini) Subject: Re: Quantum cryptography: a flawed premise? Message-ID: <1992Oct13.133149.3220@nwnexus.WA.COM> Keywords: Quantum mechanics, cryptography, silliness, photons Sender: sso@nwnexus.WA.COM (System Security Officer) Organization: The 23:00 News and Mail Service References: <1992Oct12.184051.1@zodiac.rutgers.edu> <1992Oct13.061724.25758@netcom.com> Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 13:31:49 GMT Lines: 14