Limitations for private randomness repeaters
arXiv:2003.07086 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.102.012615
Abstract
Cryptographic protocols are often based on the two main resources: private randomness and private key. In this paper, we develop a relationship between these two resources. First, we show that any state containing perfect, directly accessible, private key (a private state) is a particular case of the state containing perfect, directly accessible, private randomness (an independent state). We then demonstrate a fundamental limitation on the possibility of transferring the privacy of random bits in quantum networks with an intermediate repeater station. More precisely, we provide an upper bound on the rate of repeated randomness in this scenario, similar to the one derived for private key repeaters. This bound holds for states with positive partial transposition. We further demonstrate the power of this upper bound by showing a gap between the localisable and the repeated private randomness for separable Werner states. In the case of restricted class of operations, we provide also a bound on repeated randomness which holds for arbitrary states.
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