Receiver-device-independent quantum key distribution protocols

Abstract We discuss quantum key distribution protocols and their security analysis, considering a receiver-device-independent (RDI) model. The sender’s (Alice’s) device is partially characterized, in the sense that we assume bounds on overlaps of prepared states. receiver’s (Bob’s) requires no characterisation can be represented as black-box. Our are therefore robust to any attack Bob, such blinding attacks. In particular, show secret established even when channel has arbitrarily low transmission by RDI exploiting sufficiently many Finally, how hypothesis bounded naturally applied practical devices.