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Area of Science:

  • Quantum Information Science
  • Cryptography
  • Network Security

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  • Existing quantum private comparison (QPC) protocols primarily focus on two-user equality checks, limiting scalability.
  • Securely comparing private inputs in distrustful networks remains a significant challenge.
  • Need for advanced QPC protocols that support more complex comparison scenarios.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a scalable quantum private comparison (QPC) protocol.
  • To enable group-wise private information comparison within a single protocol execution.
  • To enhance security guarantees against external and insider threats.

Main Methods:

  • Utilizes entanglement correlations within a four-particle cluster state.
  • Involves a semi-honest third party (TP) to facilitate comparisons.
  • Users encode private inputs as rotational operation angles on quantum sequences.

Main Results:

  • The proposed protocol allows two groups of two users each to perform private comparisons simultaneously.
  • Security analysis confirms the protocol's resilience against external attacks and insider threats.
  • Demonstrates improved scalability compared to traditional two-user QPC protocols.

Conclusions:

  • The novel QPC protocol offers enhanced scalability and security.
  • Leveraging multi-particle entanglement is effective for advanced cryptographic tasks.
  • The protocol provides a secure and efficient solution for group private comparisons.