randextract: a Reference Library to Test and Validate Privacy Amplification Implementations
Iy\'an M\'endez Veiga, Esther H\"anggi

TL;DR
This paper introduces randextract, a reference library designed to test and validate the implementation of privacy amplification algorithms crucial for the security of quantum key distribution protocols.
Contribution
The paper presents randextract, a novel library that provides standardized tools for testing and validating privacy amplification implementations in quantum cryptography.
Findings
randextract enables consistent testing of privacy amplification algorithms
It helps identify implementation flaws affecting security
Supports standardization efforts in quantum cryptography
Abstract
Quantum cryptographic protocols do not rely only on quantum-physical resources, they also require reliable classical communication and computation. In particular, the secrecy of any quantum key distribution protocol critically depends on the correct execution of the privacy amplification step. This is a classical post-processing procedure transforming a partially secret bit string, known to be somewhat correlated with an adversary, into a shorter bit string that is close to uniform and independent of the adversary's knowledge. It is typically implemented using randomness extractors. Standardization efforts in quantum cryptography have focused on the security of physical devices and quantum operations. Future efforts should also consider all algorithms used in classical post-processing, especially in privacy amplification, due to its critical role in ensuring the final security of the…
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TopicsPrivacy, Security, and Data Protection · Privacy-Preserving Technologies in Data
