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    • Cryptography
    • Quantum Mechanics

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    • Quantum key distribution (QKD) offers theoretical security but faces practical vulnerabilities.
    • Attacks on source and detector sides compromise QKD security.
    • Existing protocols may require full quantum state descriptions.

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    • To enhance the security of the side-channel-secure (SCS) protocol against specific attacks.
    • To maintain the SCS protocol's advantage of requiring only intensity bounds.
    • To assess the impact of Trojan-horse attacks on SCS protocol security.

    Main Methods:

    • Encoding bits in vacuum and non-vacuum states within the SCS protocol.
    • Introducing a third-party measurement node to deter attacks.
    • Analyzing state-dependent correlated errors and Trojan-horse attacks.
    • Performing numerical simulations to evaluate information leakage.

    Main Results:

    • The SCS protocol effectively repels detection-side and source-side attacks.
    • Security is maintained without requiring full quantum state characterization.
    • Trojan-horse attacks with reflected light intensity below 10-6 yield minimal additional information for eavesdroppers.
    • The SCS protocol demonstrates increased practicality.

    Conclusions:

    • The enhanced SCS protocol offers robust security against practical QKD threats.
    • The protocol's reliance on intensity bounds simplifies implementation.
    • This research significantly improves the feasibility of secure QKD systems.