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Certifiable Quantum Dice Or, True Random Number Generation Secure Against Quantum Adversaries

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Abstract

We introduce a protocol through which a pair of quantum mechanical devices may be used to generate n bits that are ε-close in statistical distance from n uniformly distributed bits, starting from a seed of O(log n log 1/ε) uniform bits. The bits generated are certifiably random based only on a simple statistical test that can be performed by the user, and on the assumption that the devices do not communicate in the middle of each phase of the protocol. No other assumptions are placed on the devices' inner workings. A modified protocol uses a seed of O(log^3 n) uniformly random bits to generate n bits that are poly^(-1)(n)-indistinguishable from uniform even from the point of view of a quantum adversary who may have had prior access to the devices, and may be entangled with them.

Additional Information

© 2012 ACM New York. We thank Matthew Coudron for useful comments on a preliminary draft of this paper. Supported by NIST award No. 60NANB10D262, ARO Grant W911NF-09-1-0440 and NSF Grant CCF-0905626 Supported by NSF Grant 0844626. Part of this work was completed while at UC Berkeley, supported by ARO Grant W911NF-09-1-0440 and NSF Grant CCF-0905626.

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Eprint ID
49557
DOI
10.1145/2213977.2213984
Resolver ID
CaltechAUTHORS:20140910-141425231

Funding

National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST)
60NANB10D262
Army Research Office (ARO)
W911NF-09-1-0440
NSF
CCF-0905626
NSF
0844626

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