Access Control Threatened by Quantum Entanglement
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| author | Zhang, Zhicheng Ying, Mingsheng |
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| contents | Access control is a cornerstone of computer security that prevents unauthorised access to resources. In this paper, we study access control in quantum computer systems. We present the first explicit scenario of a security breach when a classically secure access control system is straightforwardly adapted to the quantum setting. The breach is ultimately due to that quantum mechanics allows the phenomenon of entanglement and violates Mermin inequality, a multi-party variant of the celebrated Bell inequality. This reveals a threat from quantum entanglement to access control if existing computer systems integrate with quantum computing. To protect against such threat, we propose several new models of quantum access control, and rigorously analyse their security, flexibility and efficiency. |
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| spellingShingle | Access Control Threatened by Quantum Entanglement Zhang, Zhicheng Ying, Mingsheng Quantum Physics Cryptography and Security Operating Systems Access control is a cornerstone of computer security that prevents unauthorised access to resources. In this paper, we study access control in quantum computer systems. We present the first explicit scenario of a security breach when a classically secure access control system is straightforwardly adapted to the quantum setting. The breach is ultimately due to that quantum mechanics allows the phenomenon of entanglement and violates Mermin inequality, a multi-party variant of the celebrated Bell inequality. This reveals a threat from quantum entanglement to access control if existing computer systems integrate with quantum computing. To protect against such threat, we propose several new models of quantum access control, and rigorously analyse their security, flexibility and efficiency. |
| title | Access Control Threatened by Quantum Entanglement |
| topic | Quantum Physics Cryptography and Security Operating Systems |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.02622 |