Quantum key distribution protocols are used in quantum key distribution. The first protocol of that kind was BB84, introduced in 1984. After that, many other protocols have been defined.
List
- BB84
- Decoy state protocol: A practical QKD scheme using imperfect single photon sources, such as weak coherent state sources
- E91 protocol: entanglement protocol
- MSZ96 protocol
- SARG04
- COW protocol: coherent one way protocol by Gisin
- DPS protocol: differential phase shift by Yamamoto
- KMB09 protocol: High Error-rate QKD protocol by Khan et al.
- S09 protocol: Protocol with Private-Public Key arXiv
- S13 protocol: Quantum Key Distribution From A Random Seed arXiv