Discrete-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution secure against general attacks
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In recent years, discrete-modulated continuous-variable quantum key distribution (DM-CV-QKD) has gained traction due to its practical advantages: cost-effectiveness, simple state preparation, and compatibility with existing communication technologies. This work presents a security analysis of DM-CV-QKD against general sequential attacks, including finite-size effects. Remarkably, our proof considers attacks that are neither independent nor identical, and makes no assumptions about the Hilbert space dimension of the receiver. To analyse the security, we leverage the recent generalised entropy accumulation theorem and the numerical methods based on quasi-relative entropy. We also develop a novel dimension reduction technique which is compatible with the entropy accumulation framework. While our analysis reveals significant finite-size corrections to the key rate, the protocol might still offer advantages in specific scenarios due to its practical merits. Our work also offers some insights on how future security proofs can improve the security bounds derived in this work.
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