Intercept-Resend Attack on SARG04 Protocol: An Extended Work

Ali H. Yousif, Department of Information System Engineering, Erbil Technical Engineering College, Erbil Polytechnic UniversityFollow
Omar S. Mustafa, Department of Information System Engineering, Erbil Technical Engineering College, Erbil Polytechnic University
Dana F. Mustafa, Department of Information System Engineering, Erbil Technical Engineering College, Erbil Polytechnic UniversityFollow
Farah S. Khoshaba, Department of Information System Engineering, Erbil Technical Engineering College, Erbil Polytechnic University

Corresponding Author

Ali H. Yousif

Authors ORCID

0000-0001-7526-4260

Document Type

Research Article

Abstract

In this paper, intercept/resend eavesdropper attack over SARG04 quantum key distribution protocol is investigated by bounding the information of an eavesdropper; then, the attack has been analyzed. In 2019, simulation and enhancement of the performance of SARG04 protocol have been done by the same research group in terms of error correction stage using multiparity rather than single parity (Omar, 2019). The probability of detecting the case in the random secret key by eavesdropper is estimated. The results of intercept/resend eavesdropper attack proved that the attack has a significant impact on the operation of the SARG04 protocol in terms of the final key length.

Keywords

Eavesdropper, Intercept-resend, IR, Quantum, SARG04

How to Cite This Article

Yousif, Ali H.; Mustafa, Omar S.; Mustafa, Dana F.; and Khoshaba, Farah S. (2020) "Intercept-Resend Attack on SARG04 Protocol: An Extended Work," Polytechnic Journal: Vol. 10: Iss. 1, Article 15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25156/ptj.v10n1y2020.pp88-92