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An improved arbitrated quantum signature protocol based on the key-controlled chained CNOT encryption

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In this paper, a new quantum encryption based on the key-controlled chained CNOT operations, which is named KCCC encryption, is proposed. With the KCCC encryption, an improved arbitrated quantum signature (AQS) protocol is presented. Compared with the existing protocols, our protocol can effectively prevent forgery attacks and disavowal attacks. Moreover, only single state is required in the protocol. We hope it is helpful to further research in the design of AQS protocols in future.

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This work is supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 11647128 and 61309029, China Scholarship Council under Grant No. 201607320084, Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province under Grant No. A2016007, Youth Foundation of Heilongjiang University under Grant No. QL201501.

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    Long Zhang, Hong-Wei Sun & Ke-Jia Zhang

  2. School of Computer Science and Technology, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, 150001, China

    Ke-Jia Zhang

  3. Centre for Quantum Technologies, National University of Singapore, 3 Science Drive 2, Singapore, 117543, Singapore

    Ke-Jia Zhang

  4. School of Information, Central University of Finance and Economics, 39 South College Road, Haidian District, Beijing, 100081, China

    Heng-Yue Jia

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Zhang, L., Sun, HW., Zhang, KJ. et al. An improved arbitrated quantum signature protocol based on the key-controlled chained CNOT encryption. Quantum Inf Process 16, 70 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-017-1531-0

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