In a recent paper [Int. J. Quantum Inf. 17 (2019) 1950026], the authors discussed the shortcomings in the security of a quantum private comparison protocol that we previously proposed [Int.… Click to show full abstract
In a recent paper [Int. J. Quantum Inf. 17 (2019) 1950026], the authors discussed the shortcomings in the security of a quantum private comparison protocol that we previously proposed [Int. J. Quantum Inf. 15 (2017) 1750014]. They also proposed a new protocol aimed to avoid these problems. Here, we analyze the information leaked in their protocol, and find that it is even less secure than our protocol in certain cases. We further propose an improved version which has the following advantages: (1) no entanglement needed, (2) quantum memory is no longer required, and (3) less information leaked. Therefore, better security and great feasibility are both achieved.
               
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