Authenticable quantum secret sharing based on special entangled state

• Published in: Scientific Reports
• Main Authors: Chen-Ming Bai, Ya-Xi Shu, Sujuan Zhang
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-03-01
• Subjects: Quantum secret sharing; Access structure; Quantum information masking; Multipartite quantum systems
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-95608-4

Abstract In this paper, a pair of quantum states are constructed based on an orthogonal array and further generalized to multi-body quantum systems. Subsequently, a novel physical process is designed, which is aimed at effectively masking quantum states within multipartite quantum systems. According to this masker, a new authenticable quantum secret sharing scheme is proposed, which can realize a class of special access structures. In the distribution phase, an unknown quantum state is shared safely among multiple participants, and this secret quantum state is embedded into a multi-particle entangled state using the masking approach. In the reconstruction phase, a series of precisely designed measurements and corresponding unitary operations are performed by the participants in the authorized set to restore the original information quantum state. To ensure the security of the scheme, the security analysis of five major types of quantum attacks is conducted. Finally, when compared with other quantum secret sharing schemes based on entangled states, the proposed scheme is found to be not only more flexible but also easier to implement based on existing quantum computing cloud platforms.