One-time memory from isolated Majorana islands

Abstract

A one-time memory (OTM) stores two bits such that either bit can be retrieved, but not both. One-time memories have been shown to allow for secure classical and quantum computations. We propose a physical construction of this mathematical cryptographic primitive, based on isolated Majorana islands. Using classical error-correcting codes, obtained from a quantum code, the scheme can be made robust to errors. Further, the one bit out of two bit OTM construction generalizes to 1-out-of- n and ( n − 1 ) -out-of- n OTMs.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2022
Source ID
10.1088/1367-2630/acaa4e

Entities

People

  • Ben W. Reichardt
  • Sourav Kundu

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Computer science
  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Quantum spin resonance or Electron Paramagnetic Resonance spectroscopy.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing