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Nearest private query is a special private query which involves two parties, a user and a data owner, where the user has a private input (e.g., an integer) and the data owner has a private data set, and the user wants to query which element in the owner’s private data set is the nearest to his input without revealing their respective private information. In this paper, we first present a quantum protocol for nearest private query, which is based on quantum oblivious key distribution (QOKD). Compared to the classical related protocols, our protocol has the advantages of the higher security and the better feasibility, so it has a better prospect of applications.
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This work was supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61772001).
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Xu, M., Shi, Rh., Luo, Zy. et al. Nearest private query based on quantum oblivious key distribution. Quantum Inf Process 16, 286 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11128-017-1743-3
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