Location-Dependent Communications using Quantum Entanglement
arXiv:1003.0949 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.81.042319
Abstract
The ability to unconditionally verify the location of a communication receiver would lead to a wide range of new security paradigms. However, it is known that unconditional location verification in classical communication systems is impossible. In this work we show how unconditional location verification can be achieved with the use of quantum communication channels. Our verification remains unconditional irrespective of the number of receivers, computational capacity, or any other physical resource held by an adversary. Quantum location verification represents a new application of quantum entanglement that delivers a feat not possible in the classical-only channel. For the first time, we possess the ability to deliver real-time communications viable only at specified geographical coordinates.
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